Samira Rafaela (born 11 February 1989) is a Dutch politician of

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, who has been serving as a

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since 2019.

Political career

Rafaela was elected a

in the 2019 election, making her the first Dutch MEP with

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roots. She has been a member of the

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(since 2019) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (since 2021). In addition to her committee assignments, Rafaela is part of the Parliament's delegations to the

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(EuroLat) and to the EU–Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee. She also co-chairs the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup and is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital and the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability.

References

1989 births Living people Democrats 66 MEPs MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands {{Netherlands-MEP-stub