Anouk van Brug (Dutch: [aːˈnuk fɑm ˈbrʏx]; born 14 September 1992) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Anouk van Brug | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Renew Europe |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | |
| Occupation | Politician |
She ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the VVD's ninth candidate. The party secured four seats, and Van Brug was elected because of the over 31,000 preference votes cast on her.[1][2] Her focus has been on finances, economy, and online safety.[3]
Role in the European Parliament
editCommittee memberships
editWhen taking office, Van Brug got apppinted in the following committees and delegations:
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Delegation to the EU–Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
- Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
- EU–Central America Parliamentary Association Committee
- Committee on Budgets (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with the United States (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with Japan (substitute)[4]
Parliamentary work
editIn September 2024, Van Brug was appointed as rapporteur on the parliament's annual report on the European Central Bank.[5]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | VVD | 9 | 31,569 | 4 | Won[a] | [1] | |
Notes
edit- ^ Van Brug received enough preference votes to be elected despite her party's result.
References
edit- ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 13–14, 37. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Uitslag Europese verkiezingen in Nederland gelijk aan prognose" [European election results in the Netherlands same as prognosis]. NOS (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Onze mensen" [Our people]. VVD Europa (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Anouk VAN BRUG". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2024/2054(INI)