Marit Maij | |
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Marit Maij in 2016
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Marit Elisabeth Maij 16 January 1972 Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party |
Mother | Hanja Maij-Weggen |
Marit Elisabeth Maij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrɪt eːˈlisaːbɛt maːi]; born 16 January 1972) is a Dutch politician and former management consultant, diplomat as well as civil servant. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017.
Marit Elisabeth Maij was born on 16 January 1972 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. She is the daughter of Christian Democratic Appeal politician Hanja Maij-Weggen.
During her late teens she was president of LAKS, an association of Dutch pupils.
Maij studied political science at the University of Amsterdam, obtained an MBA from the European University, and studied at the Open University of Catalonia.
Maij worked as an assistant to the CDA parliamentary group in the European Parliament, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the embassies in Costa Rica and Beijing, and as an advisor to several other Dutch Ministries.
As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Maij was a member of the House of Representatives between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. In parliament, she served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Defence Committee, the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.