Ieke van den Burg (; March 1952 – 28 September 2014) was a Dutch politician and a

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(MEP). Van den Burg was born in Apeldoorn,

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. She was a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the

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's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. She was also a substitute for the

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and a member of the delegation for relations with

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and

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. From 2011 to 2014, van den Burg chaired the Brussels-based NGO

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and was a member of the

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's Advisory Scientific Committee. In recognition of her contribution, the European Systemic Risk Board has established an annual research prize dedicated to Ieke van den Burg's memory. Van den Burg died 28 September 2014 in Amsterdam.

Career

* First degree in

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(1974) * Various diplomas in

graphics Graphics () are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture ...

(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

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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

Declaration
of financial interests (in Dutch;

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