Annie Schreijer-Pierik (born 17 February 1953) is a Dutch

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and

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(MEP) from the

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. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, part of the

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. She runs a pig farm in the village

Hengevelde Hengevelde (or ''Wegdam'') is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente. Until 2011 it was in Ambt Delden Ambt Delden is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It consisted of the ...

, in the eastern part of the Netherlands, together with her family.

Political career

In 1991, Schreijer-Pierik was elected to the local council of

Ambt Delden Ambt Delden is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of Delden, which was a separate municipality. Ambt Delden existed from 1818 to 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Tw ...

. In 1995, she became member of the council of the province

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

. From 1998 until 2010 Schreijer was a Member of the Dutch national parliament. As a Member of Parliament she chaired the Agriculture committee from 2004 until 2008.

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Schreijer-Pierik was elected to the

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in May 2014 thanks to 113,123 preference votes. A member of the European People's Party Group, she served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from 2014 until 2019 before moving to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the

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. In addition to her committee assignments, Schreijer-Pierik is part of the Parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the

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group.MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature

Personal life

Schreijer-Pierik married on 17 February 1974 in Diepenheim and has three children. She is a member of the

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* 1953 births Living people Dutch farmers Dutch Roman Catholics Dutch women in politics Members of the Provincial Council of Overijssel Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in Overijssel Christian Democratic Appeal politicians People from Hof van Twente MEPs for the Netherlands 2014–2019 MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands 20th-century farmers 20th-century women farmers {{Netherlands-MEP-stub