Emine Bozkurt Explained
Emine Bozkurt |
Term Start: | 20 July 2004 |
Term End: | 1 July 2014 |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1967 |
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Emine Bozkurt (born 9 August 1967) is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent[1] and Member of the European Parliament[2] between 2004 and 2014.[3] She is a member of the Dutch Labour Party,[4] [5] which is part of the Party of European Socialists.
In the European Parliament she was a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Furthermore, she was the chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Central America, as well as a substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Early life
Emine Bozkurt was born in Zaandam, North Holland to a Dutch mother and a Turkish father. She currently lives in Zaandam and Brussels.
Education
- VWO at Zaanlands Lyceum (1985)
- Bachelor's degree in French Language and Literature, University of Amsterdam (1987)
- Master's degree in European Studies, University of Amsterdam (1992)
- Qualification from the Netherlands Association for Public Relations and Information (NGPR) (1995)
- Public relations diploma, Foundation for Advertising and Marketing Education (SRM) (1997)
Career
- Staff member of the consulate-general, Germany (1992–1993)
- Spokeswoman and head of internal and external relations, Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Company (1993–1997)
- Publisher and spokeswoman, Rathenau Institute (1997–2001)
- Senior adviser, Radar - advice bureau on social issues (2001–2004)
- Member of the Amsterdam PvdA executive (1998–1999)
- Member of the PvdA European policy advisory committee (since 1999)
- Member of the core group of the PvdA multi-ethnic women's network (1997–2001)
- Member of the review committee on public broadcasting (Rinnooy-Kan Committee) (2002–2003)
- Member of the disputes committee of the National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) (since 2002)
- Member of the governing body of the Institute for Public and Politics (civic education)
Member of the European Parliament
During her terms, Bozkurt was involved in the following committees:
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Marshall, Gül Aldikaçti. Shaping Gender Policy in Turkey: Grassroots Women Activists, the European Union, and the Turkish State. 2013-07-01. SUNY Press. 978-1-4384-4771-1. en.
- Web site: redactie. 2013-10-08. PvdA-Europarlementariër Bozkurt gaat niet voor derde termijn. 2020-07-27. de Volkskrant. nl-NL.
- Web site: 7th parliamentary term Emine BOZKURT MEPs European Parliament. 2020-07-27. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
- Book: Europe, Council of. Achieving Social Cohesion in a Multicultural Europe: Concepts, Situation and Developments. 2006-01-01. Council of Europe. 978-92-871-6033-1. fr.
- Web site: Emine Bozkurt. 2020-07-27. PvdA. nl. 16 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216210639/https://www.pvda.nl/politici/emine-bozkurt/. dead.