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Annelien Bredenoord
Bredenoord in 2018
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
Assumed office
11 June 2019
Preceded byHans Engels
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
22 January 2019
In office
9 June 2015 – 3 October 2018
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Personal details
Born
Anne Lydia Bredenoord

(1979-08-01) 1 August 1979 (age 45)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
Alma materLeiden University
Maastricht University
OccupationProfessor, politician, rector
Websiteannelienbredenoord.nl

Anne Lydia "Annelien" Bredenoord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑnə ˈlidijaː ˌʔɑnəˈlin ˈbreːdəˌnoːrt]; born 1 August 1979) is a Dutch politician and professor of biomedical ethics. She is the current rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 2019, she serves as the parliamentary leader of Democrats 66 (D66) in the Senate.

Early life and education

Bredenoord studied theology and political science at Leiden University and obtained her PhD in medical ethics at Maastricht University.

Career

Since 9 June 2015, Bredenoord has been serving a member of the Senate for D66.[1] In February 2017, she was appointed as professor of biomedical ethics at the University Medical Center Utrecht.[1] Since 11 June 2019, she serves as the parliamentary leader of D66 in the Senate.[1]

On 1 October 2021, Bredenoord became the first female rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.[2]

Since 2023, Bredenoord has been a member of an expert group entrusted to support the interim evaluation of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, chaired by Manuel Heitor.[3]

In 2022 she was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prof.Dr. A.L. (Annelien) Bredenoord". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Annelien Bredenoord new Rector Magnificus Erasmus University Rotterdam". Erasmus University Rotterdam. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ The expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe kicks off its work European Commission, press release of 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Annelien Bredenoord" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.