Tom B. W. Berendsen is a Dutch politician who has served as a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) since
2019
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. He is a member of the
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary ...
(CDA).
Education and early career
Berendsen studied public administration at
Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a public university, public research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands.
Tilb ...
, as well as at the
Catholic University of Leuven
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* Old University of Leuven (1425–1797)
* State University of Leuven (1817–1835)
* Catholic University of ...
as part of an Erasmus exchange.
Following his studies, Berendsen moved to Brussels where he became a lobbyist for
North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...
. From 2009 until 2015, he worked for the CDA delegation at the European Parliament. He later worked as a sustainability consultant for
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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in the Netherlands.
Political career
Berendsen has been a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
since the
2019 European elections. In the European Parliament, he has since served on the
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also ...
and the
Committee on Regional Development The Committee on Regional Development (REGI) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its current chair, elected on 10 July 2019, is Younous Omarjee
Younous Omarjee (born 30 September 1969 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a French politician who ...
. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations to the
Pan-African Parliament
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union. It held its inaugural session in March 2004. The Parliament exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, ha ...
. He is also a member of the URBAN Intergroup.
Members
URBAN Intergroup.
References
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Living people
People from Breda
MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024
Christian Democratic Appeal MEPs
1983 births