Lara Wolters is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party who has been serving as a

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since 2019.

Early life and education

After studying law and European social and political studies (ESPS) at the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

she spent a year at the

University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. The French university traces its history to the ea ...

through the Erasmus Programme, where she completed an

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at the

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Political career

Wolters became a

when she replaced

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who decided not to take his parliamentary seat following the 2019 European elections. She has since been serving on the

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and on the

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. In this capacity, she is the co-rapporteur on a 2022 directive on improving the gender balance on boards of directors of listed companies. In addition to her committee assignments, Wolters is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with China. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption, the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity, and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.Members
Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.

References

External links

Her MEP profile
Living people 1986 births Labour Party (Netherlands) MEPs MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands Alumni of University College London Alumni of the Erasmus Programme {{Netherlands-MEP-stub