Marianne Vind (born December 3, 1970) is a Danish trade unionist politician who since June 2019 has been a member of the European Parliament for the

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, when she replaced Jeppe Kofod. She is a member of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs as well as the Committee of Transport and Tourism.

Early life and education

Born in

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in 1970, the family first moved to Vigersted by Ringsted and later to Svebølle near Kalundborg where Vind had most of her childhood, adolescence and adult life. In Svebølle, Vinds mother worked at the local kindergarten, provided daycare and worked as a cleaning assistant while her father worked as a lorry driver for BKI-Kaffe. After receiving her degree in 1995, she worked as hospital laboratory technician from Rigshospitalet. The degree led to several jobs, including a year in Norway and later in 2000 a job in Novozymes in Kalundborg. Marianne Vind was elected as a union representative and later chair for Dansk Laborant-Forening (2006-2011). She also obtained a master diploma in Communication from

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Early career

Before entering European politics, Vind served as vice-president of Danish

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HK/Private from 2011 until 2019.

Political career

In addition to her committee assignments, Vind is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the

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(ASEAN). She is also a member of the

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, the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability and the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.Intergroup on Trade Unions

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References

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