Erik Meijer (politician)

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Erik Meijer

Erik Meijer (born 5 December 1944) is a former Dutch politician who was a

European Left, between 1999 and 2009. From July 2014 till June 2015 he was a member of the Dutch Senate
.

In the European Parliament he was a substitute for the

Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation to the EU
-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Biography

In 1999 European Parliament elections Meijer won the first seat for the SP in the European Parliament.

Born in 1944 in Amsterdam, Meijer, who lives in

GreenLeft
, which united these tendencies, he became the party's national vice-chair, a position which he held until 1995.

At the beginning of 1996, Meijer left Green Left for the SP. In 1998 he became chair of the SP branch in Delfshaven, a poor district of Rotterdam, at the same time working to build up the party's European contacts.

In the European Parliament the SP forms part of the United Left Group (

European Superstate too far removed from the people and too closely attached to the interests of European multinationals
.

In the European elections of 10 June 2004, the SP's electoral support grew from 5% to 7%, giving the party a second seat. Re-elected, Meijer was joined by Kartika Liotard.

His comments in the

Republic of Macedonia. He said that the country should tear down statues of the ancient Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great erected on its territory and agree to a name change in its bilateral dispute with Greece.[1]

He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 8 September 2009.[citation needed]

On 8 July 2014 he was made member of the Dutch Senate, replacing Arjan Vliegenthart.[2] His term ended on 9 June 2015.

Education

  • 1972: Higher degree in human geography

Career

  • 1961–1969: Member of executive, Socialist Youth and Student Organisations
  • 1968–1991: Has held office at national level in the PSP (Pacifist Socialist Party) (Vice-chairman of the Chairman of elected representatives' section, editor of party magazine)
  • 1971–1975: Geography teacher, senior secondary and pre-university education
  • 1975–1978: Member of Amsterdam
    City Council
  • 1980–1992: Local government official, Rotterdam
    City Council
  • 1982–1995: Member of the South Holland Provincial Council
  • 1990–1993: Member of executive, Citizenship Foundation
  • 1992–1995: Member of executive and Vice-Chairman of the GroenLinks
  • 1995–1998: Chairman of the Spangen (Rotterdam) Residents' Association
  • 1995–1999: Chairman of the Stichting Ontwikkelbank Centrum (Foundation for the Promotion of Central Rotterdam)
  • since 1999: Member of Socialist Party executive
  • 1998–2002: Member of the Delfshaven District Council
  • 1999–2009: Member of the European Parliament
  • 2014–2015: Member of the Senate

See also

References

  1. ^ "Името го засени политичкиот дијалог во ЕУ". Утрински Весник. 2008-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.
  2. ^ "Twee nieuwe senatoren: Kops (PVV) en Meijer (SP)" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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