Ieke van den Burg

Ieke van den Burg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈikə vɑn dəm ˈbʏr(ə)x];^[1] March 1952 – 28 September 2014) was a Dutch politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Van den Burg was born in Apeldoorn, Gelderland. She was a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. She was also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a member of the delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.

From 2011 to 2014, van den Burg chaired the Brussels-based NGO Finance Watch and was a member of the European Systemic Risk Board's Advisory Scientific Committee.^[2] In recognition of her contribution, the European Systemic Risk Board has established an annual research prize dedicated to Ieke van den Burg's memory.^[3]

Van den Burg died 28 September 2014 in Amsterdam.

Career

• First degree in psychology (1974)
• Various diplomas in graphics (1976–1983)
• Training and work in the graphics sector (1976–1983)
• Policy adviser, Printing and Paper Union, FNV (Netherlands Trade Union Confederation) and the FNV Women's Secretariat (1984–1990)
• Administrator, FNV (1990–1997)
• Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation (1998–1999)
• Member, SER (Social-Economic Council) (1987–1997)
• Delegate to the ILO Conference (1990–1997)
• employees' spokeswoman on the Convention on Part-Time Work (1993–1994) and the convention on Homeworking (1995–1996)
• Member of the European Trade Union Confederation executive committee (1994–1997)
• Member of the Economic and Social Committee (including Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee and member of the Bureau) (1994–1998)
• Member of the European Parliament (1999–2009)
• Substitute member of the Convention on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000)

References

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• European Parliament biography^{[permanent dead link]}
• Declaration^{[permanent dead link]} of financial interests (in Dutch; PDF file)

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Christian Democratic Appeal

• Albert Jan Maat
• Maria Martens
• Bert Doorn
• Hanja Maij-Weggen
• Wim van Velzen
• Bartho Pronk
• Arie Oostlander
• Karla Peijs
• Ria Oomen-Ruijten
• Peter Pex
• Cees Bremmer

Labour Party

• Michiel van Hulten
• Joke Swiebel
• Ieke van den Burg
• Dorette Corbey
• Max van den Berg
• Jan Marinus Wiersma

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

• Jules Maaten
• Toine Manders
• Jan Mulder
• Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
• Marieke Sanders-ten Holte
• Jan-Kees Wiebenga
• Herman Vermeer

GroenLinks

• Theo Bouwman
• Kathalijne Buitenweg
• Joost Lagendijk
• Alexander de Roo

SGP, GPV and RPF

• Bas Belder (SGP)
• Hans Blokland (GPV)
• Rijk van Dam (RPF)

Democrats 66

• Lousewies van der Laan
• Bob van den Bos
• Johanna Boogerd-Quaak

Socialist Party

• Erik Meijer

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