Mohammed Chahim

Dutch politician (born 1985)
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Mohammed Chahim
Chahim in 2020
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born (1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39)
Fez, Morocco
NationalityDutch, Moroccan
Political partyLabour Party

Mohammed Chahim (born 18 April 1985) is a Moroccan-born Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019.[1]

He is the EUs Socialists & Democrats vice president and rapporteur for the carbon border adjustment mechanism.[2]

"Politico" rated him with an influence of 17/30 in October 2023.[3]

Political career

Chahim was elected to the municipal council of Helmond in 2006 for the Labour Party. He was reelected in 2010, 2014 and 2018. In 2014, he became party group leader in the council, a position he held until 2019, when he resigned his seat following his election to the European Parliament.

Chahim has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In the European Parliament, he has served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, where he is the rapporteur for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. In 2020, he also joined the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Chahim is part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with India.[1] He is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.[5]

In 2021, Chahim was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).[6]

Ahead of the 2023 Dutch general election, Chahim endorsed Frans Timmermans as his party's joint candidate with GroenLinks to succeed Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[7]

Chahim is the head of EP´s work on the carbon border tax, an element of the Fit for 55 climate package. He is enforcing the Green Deal in the Socialists & Democrats parliament bloc, when he made the bloc rejecting conservatives industry friendly legislation in carbon market regulation in summer 2023. This step forced the Parliament to accept steeper emission targets than intended by the commission.[3]

In March 2024, Chahim was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Mohammed Chahim, European Parliament.
  2. ^ "S&Ds: The polluter pays, no matter where they pollute – a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Fit for 55". Socialists & Democrats. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mohammed Chahim". POLITICO. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ Members of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport European Parliament, press release of 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  6. ^ European Parliament Delegation to COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 9-13 November 2021 European Parliament.
  7. ^ Eddy Wax (17 July 2023), Dutch MEPs back Frans Timmermans for return to national politics, Politico Europe.
  8. ^ "MEP Awards 2024 - The Rising Stars". The Parliament Magazine. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

External links

  • Mohammed Chahim, europa.pvda.nl (in Dutch)
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