Jan Marinus Wiersma
Illustration — Jan Marinus Wiersma Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 26 August 1951 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician and from 1994 to 2009 Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the Party of European Socialists group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a member of the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a member of the delegation to the EU–Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Jan Marinus Wiersma
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- 1951 · Groningen.
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- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- politician · writer
- Education
- University of Groningen
- Honours
- Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria · Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau · Order of Merit (Ukraine) and 3rd class · Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Jan Marinus Wiersma Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 26 August 1951 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician and from 1994 to 2009 Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the Party of European Socialists group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a member of the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a member of the delegation to the EU–Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
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Jan Marinus Wiersma studied at University of Groningen. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Strasbourg and Brussels. Positions recorded include Member of the European Parliament. Distinctions recorded are Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class and Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross.
• Higher degree in history (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
Debat over de toekomst van de Koerden in Irak. Met Jan Marinus Wiersma (Research Fellow WBS), Bachtiar Bakr (PUK), Zana Kurda (regionale regering Kurdistan) en Kawa Hassan (Gorran)
Partij van de Arbeid · Flickr: Het grote PvdA Midden Oosten debat
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1951
Jan Marinus Wiersma born at Groningen.
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Jan Marinus Wiersma received Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class and Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross. Recorded as having received Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau and Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class.
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