Sophie in 't Veld
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Sophie in 't Veld MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 20 July 2004 |
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| Constituency | Netherlands |
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Sophia Helena in 't Veld 13 September 1963 Vollenhove, Netherlands |
| Political party |
 Dutch:Democrats 66  EU:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Website | Official website |
Sophia Helena "Sophie" in 't Veld (born 13 September 1963) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. She is a member of the Democrats 66, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Sophia Helena in 't Veld was born on 13 September 1963 in Vollenhove, Netherlands.
From 1982 to 1991, she studied history at Leiden University. After completing a master's degree in medieval studies, she worked as a freelance translator in French, English and Italian, then as a trainee in the economic affairs department in the Dutch city of Gouda.
Johanna Boogerd-Quaak, then a D66 MEP, hired in ’t Veld as an assistant in 1994. From 1996 to 2004, she was the secretary general of the ELDR group in the Committee of the Regions.
In ’t Veld has been a Member of the European Parliament since 20 July 2004, for Democrats 66 as part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe parliamentary group. Her election in 2004 made her the sole D66 MEP until 2009.
Between 2004 and 2009, in ’t Veld served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. From 2009 to 2014, she was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since 2009, she has been a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; between 2009 and 2014, she served as the committee’s deputy chairwoman.
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