Tom Berendsen

Tom Berendsen MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Constituency	Netherlands
Personal details
Born	T. B. W. Berendsen (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 41) Breda, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Alma mater	Tilburg University

Tom B. W. Berendsen (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019.^[1] He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Education and early career

Berendsen studied public administration at Tilburg University, as well as at the Catholic University of Leuven as part of an Erasmus exchange.

Following his studies, Berendsen moved to Brussels where he became an intern at the lobbying office for North Brabant. From 2009 until 2015, he worked for the CDA delegation at the European Parliament. He later worked as a sustainability consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Netherlands.

Political career

Berendsen took office as a Member of the European Parliament following the 2019 election. In the European Parliament, he has since served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Regional Development. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations to the Pan-African Parliament.^[1] He is also a member of the URBAN Intergroup.^[2]

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Current Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands (2019–2024)

• Azmani (Renew)
• Berendsen (EPP)
• Chahim (S&D)
• De Graaff (ID)
• Eickhout (Greens–EFA)
• Groothuis (Renew)
• Haga (EPP)
• Hazekamp (GUE–NGL)
• Hoogeveen (ECR)
• Huitema (Renew)
• In 't Veld (Renew)
• Jongerius (S&D)
• Lenaers (EPP)
• Manders (EPP)
• Nagtegaal (Renew)
• Ormel (EPP)
• Rafaela (Renew)
• Reuten (S&D)
• Rinzema (Renew)
• Rooken (ECR)
• Rookmaker (ECR)
• Roos (ECR)
• Ruissen (ECR)
• Schreijer-Pierik (EPP)
• Strik (Greens–EFA)
• Tang (S&D)
• Tax (S&D)
• Van Sparrentak (Greens–EFA)
• Wolters (S&D)