Brigitte van den Berg (born 22 March 1989) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 who has served as Member of the European Parliament since 2024.

Brigitte van den Berg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Parliamentary groupRenew Europe
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)
Political partyDemocrats 66
Other political
affiliations
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

Early life and career

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Van den Berg was a member of the Model European Parliament, and attended its international conferences in 2006 and 2007.[1] At the age of 19, she watched a municipal council meeting to prepare for a political farce at the Young Art Festival, and became interested in its debates.[2] She joined Democrats 66 because of its pro-European stance, and became leader of its Beverwijk parliamentary group in 2010.[1] Following the 2018 municipal elections, she became an alderwoman in the municipal executive of Beverwijk.[2]

Van den Berg was D66's third candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election, when the part secured three seats. She was elected, and her term started on 16 July 2024.[3][4]

European Parliament committees

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Electoral history

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Electoral history of Brigitte van den Berg
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2024 European Parliament Democrats 66 3 46,436 3 Won [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brigitte van den Berg". De Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch).
  2. ^ a b "Beverwijkse wethouder wil Europa veroveren". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Vijf vragen aan Brigitte van den Berg, Europarlementariër" (in Dutch). Ondernemend Amsterdam. 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ 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. 17–18, 40. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "10th parliamentary term | Brigitte VAN DEN BERG". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.