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Isabel Wiseler-Santos Lima
MEP
Lima in 2019
Member of the European Parliament
for Luxembourg
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1961-12-29) 29 December 1961 (age 62)
Odivelas, Portugal
NationalityLuxembourgian
Political partyChristian Social People's Party
SpouseClaude Wiseler
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3
ProfessionPolitician

Isabel Wiseler-Santos Lima (born 29 December 1961) is a Luxembourgian politician. She was elected as a Christian Social People's Party (part of the European People's Party group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 European parliament election.

Early life and local political career

Lima was born on 29 December 1961 in Odivelas, Portugal.[3] She moved to Luxembourg with her parents at the age of three.[4] She graduated from University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 in 1984 with a master's degree in Modern Literature. The following year, Lima joined the Christian Social People's Party.[5] After graduating, Lima became a teacher at the private school Fieldgen. She was member of the board of the school from 2013 to 2017.[6]

She has been a municipal councillor of the city of Luxembourg since 2005. In 2017, Lima became an alderman in the council.[6]

European Parliament

Lima stood as a candidate for the Christian Social People's Party in the 2019 European parliament election. She was elected as one of its two MEPs in Luxembourg. In the European Parliament, Lima is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and is part of the delegation to the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee.[3][7]

Personal life

She is married to politician Claude Wiseler, and has three children.[5] The couple met while at university.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Isabel Wiseler-Lima". European Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Grácio Pinto, Ana (8 October 2013). "Isabel Wiseler-Lima: Uma voz política portuguesa na capital do Grão-Ducado..." (in Portuguese). Mundo Portugues. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Isabel Wiseler-Lima" (in Luxembourgish). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Isabel Wiseler-Lima" (in Luxembourgish). Paperjam. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ Léonard, Nicolas (27 May 2019). "Le DP gagne un 2e eurodéputé, au détriment du CSV" (in Luxembourgish). Paperjam. Retrieved 31 August 2019.


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