Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven (;''Groen'' in isolation: . born 23 December 1949 in

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as Elly Kouwenhoven, and now generally known as Els de Groen) is a Dutch author and politician, who served as a

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2004–2009. She was a member of

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, which sat with the Greens/EFA party group. As an MEP, she was a member of the

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and the

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, as well as a member of the delegation to the EU–

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Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of

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Career

* Senior secondary teaching certificate * French teacher (1970–1975) * Writer, essayist and commentator * Literary reviewer, children's books (1985–1992) * Editor of the

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's children's newspaper (1986–1989) * Has worked for 20 years on news magazines * Author of various works of fiction and non-fiction for adults * Her work over the last 20 years has placed a strong emphasis on

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* Unpaid adviser to the Dutch foundation '

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-Emancipatie' in

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(since 2002) * Various literary awards

References

External links

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European Parliament biography
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Parlement.com biography
* 1949 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch commentators Dutch educators Dutch women educators Dutch essayists Dutch journalists Dutch literary critics Dutch women literary critics 20th-century Dutch women writers 20th-century Dutch writers Europe Transparent MEPs MEPs for the Netherlands 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands Dutch women journalists Dutch women children's writers Dutch women essayists Writers from The Hague {{Netherlands-writer-stub