Kathalijne Buitenweg
 Kathalijne Buitenweg       ( politician) | ||
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| Born | 27 March 1970 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Residence | Amsterdam | |
| Nationality | Dutch | |
| Siblings | Joost Buitenweg | |
| Spouse | Maarten van Poelgeest | |
| Party | GreenLeft | |
Dutch politician who attended her first Bilderberg in 2019 while chair of the parliamentary committee Digital Future.
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Dr. Kathalijne M. Buitenweg is a Dutch politician who attended her first Bilderberg in 2019.
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Education
From 1985 to 1986 she was a member of the board of the youth organisation of the environmental organisation NIVON (Dutch Institute for People's Education and Nature Friends). After completing her secondary school in 1989, Buitenweg studied History at the University of Amsterdam, where she specialised in European Studies and American Studies, graduating in 1994.
Career
In 1991 she became a member of the executive of the European Coordination Bureau of International Youth Organisations, and was elected vice-chairperson in 1993, which she remained until 1995. She also was a trainee at the European Commission] from 1994 to 1995, and a member of the steering committee of European Youth Campaign against racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance, of the Council of Europe.
In 1995 Buitenweg became policy adviser for the European Delegation of the Green Left. In 1998 she moved to The Hague where she was policy advisor to the GreenLeft parliamentary party in the House of Representatives until 1999.
European Parliament
In 1999 Buitenweg was elected to the European Parliament. From 1999 to 2004 she was a member of the budget committee and the committee on Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and a delegate for relations with South Africa. In a controversial election in 2004 she became the European Leader of the Green Left. In that election she defeated her friend and colleague Joost Lagendijk, who led the GreenLeft in the - very successful - 1999 campaign.
She was a member of the committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, between 2004 and 2007 she was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, a member of the delegation for relations with the United States, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China. In 2006, she was a member of the temporary committee of inquiry into [CIA]] activities in Europe. In 2007 she joined the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety as a substitute.
In 2008 she announced that she would not seek a third term in the European Parliament.[1] She was succeeded as leader of the GreenLeft in the European Parliament by Judith Sargentini.
House of Representatives
For the 2017 Dutch general election, Buitenweg was nominated as number two on the GreenLeft list.[2] As vice-parliamentary leader she was part of the unsuccessful negotiations to form a cabinet with Democrats 66, Christian Democratic Appeal and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[3]
She was chair of the temporary parliamentary committee Digital Future.[4] In August 2020 Buitenweg announced that she would not seek another term.[5]
Career after politics
In January 2021 Buitenweg was nominated and subsequently confirmed as member of the Dutch Council of State, where she will start in June 2021.[6]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ "Europarlementarier Kathalijne Buitenweg uit politiek" in De Volkskrant 25 juni 2008.
- ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/11/18/kathalijne-buitenweg-nummer-twee-op-groenlinks-lijst-a1532497
- ↑ https://www.ad.nl/dossier-kabinetsformatie/onderhandelingen-formatie-begonnen-of-het-lukt-weten-we-pas-op-het-eind~a6679e46/
- ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/05/28/advies-aan-parlement-richt-nieuwe-vaste-kamercommissie-digitale-zaken-op-a4001115
- ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/08/24/kathalijne-buitenweg-vertrekt-als-kamerlid-na-de-verkiezingen-a4009628
- ↑ https://www.raadvanstate.nl/@124202/nieuwe-staatsraden-afdeling-advisering/
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