Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle (born 28 May 1983) is a Spanish-Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Parliamentary group | Renew Europe |
Constituency | Netherlands |
Personal details | |
Born | Raquel García Hermida 28 May 1983 Madrid, Spain |
Citizenship | |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Other political affiliations | ALDE Party |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Gorredijk, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Occupation | |
She was chairwoman of D66 in Friesland from 2019 to 2023.[1] She was D66's second candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election, when the party secured three seats. Van der Walle was elected, and her term started on 16 July 2024.[2][3]
European Parliament committees
edit- Committee on Regional Development
- Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (substitute)
- Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (substitute)[4]
Electoral history
editYear | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2024 | European Parliament | Democrats 66 | 2 | 100,504 | 3 | Won | [2] |
References
edit- ^ "Spaanse Friezin Raquel Garcia (40) wil Europarlementariër worden". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 10 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "García Hermida in Europees Parlement". Sa24 (in Dutch). 11 June 2024.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.