Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 26 August 1951 in

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) is a Dutch politician and from 1994 to 2009

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. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the

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group, and sits on the

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's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the

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, a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a member of the delegation to the EU–

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Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a member of the delegation to the EU–

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Career

* Higher degree in

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(Groningen State University, 1978) * Researcher on Foreign Affairs and Defence for the parliamentary PvdA group in the Second Chamber (1978–1987) * International Secretary and second Vice-Chairman of the PvdA (1987–1999) * Member of the European Parliament (1994–2009) * Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999–2004) * Member of the PSE bureau (since 2004) * Member of the Steering Committee of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity

External links

Official website Wiersma

European Parliament biography

Declaration
of financial interests (in

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