Inês Cristina Zuber is a Portuguese

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, who, from January 2012 until January 2016, served as a

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

, representing

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for the

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. She was elected in 2014 on the

Unitary Democratic Coalition The Unitary Democratic Coalition (, CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party () and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" ( Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" or PEV). The coalition also integrates ...

list.

Parliamentary service

*Vice-Chair,

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a Committees of the European Parliament, committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion ...

(2012-2014) *Vice-Chair, Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2012-2014) *Vice Chair,

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament. Membership Chair 9th Term Vice Chairs * Eugenia Rodríguez Palop * Sylwia Spurek * Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi * Radka Maxova 7th Term ...

(2014-2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuber, Ines 1980 births Living people Portuguese Communist Party MEPs MEPs for Portugal 2009–2014 MEPs for Portugal 2014–2019 21st-century women MEPs for Portugal People from Évora