Samira Rafaela
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Samira Rafaela | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Netherlands | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Samira Rafaela is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 political party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1]
Rafaela became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 elections, making her the first Dutch with Afro-Caribbean roots in this office.[2] She has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.[3]
In addition to her committee assignments, Rafaela is part of the Parliament's delegations to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) and to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee. She also co-chairs the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup.[4]
References
- ^ Her MEP profile
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (January 13, 2020), 20 MEPs to watch in 2020 Politico Europe.
- ^ Samira Rafaela European Parliament.
- ^ Bureau European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup.
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