Marieke Roos (née Ehlers; born 6 May 1988) is a Dutch educator and politician of the Party for Freedom who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]
Marieke Ehlers | |
|---|---|
 Ehlers in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Patriots for Europe |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marieke Roos 6 May 1988 South Africa |
| Political party | Party for Freedom |
| Other political affiliations | Patriots.eu |
| Alma mater | The Hague University of Applied Sciences University of Kent University of Johannesburg |
Biography
editEarly life and career
editEhlers was born and raised in South Africa.[2] She graduated from The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands with a bachelor's degree in international and European law. After this, she studied at the University of Kent for a master's degree in international law and international relations and then completed an LL.D. in law at the University of Johannesburg, with a thesis on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy in international law, while working part-time as a lecturer. She subsequently worked as a lecturer in Johannesburg, and a law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[2] She later moved back to Europe and worked as a policy advisor in the European Parliament for six years.[2][3]
Political career
editEhlers was elected to the European Parliament in the June 2024 election for the PVV, which subsequently joined the Patriots for Europe group. She is a full member on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and a substitute on the Committee on Development and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Party for Freedom | 2 | 56,682 | 6 | Won | [4] | |
References
edit- ^ "Europees Parlement 6 juni 2024" (in Dutch). Kiesraad.
- ^ a b c "Een vijfde van de nieuwe Nederlandse Europarlementariërs is jurist". Mr. Online (in Dutch). 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Marieke EHLERS". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "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. 23–24, 42. Retrieved 28 July 2024.