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'''Marijke Vos''' (officially Maria Bernadina Vos, born in [[Leidschendam]] may 4, 1957) is a [[Politics_of_the_Netherlands|Dutch]] [[politician]].

=Career=

==Pre-Political Career==

After finishing [[secondary education|gymnasium-b]] in [['s-Hertogenbosch]] in [[1975]], Vos went on to study [[biology]] at the [[Wageningen University|University of Wageningen]], graduating in [[1983]]. During her study she was active in the [[students movement]], the [[peace movement]] and the campaign against [[nuclear energy]]. In [[1984]] she worked as teacher and campaigner for an [[environmentalism|environmental]] organisation, 'Milieudefensie' ('Defense of the Environment'). In [[1990]] she began to teach [[ecology]] at the Centre of Ecology of the [[University of Leiden]] until [[1992]]. In [[1989]] she had become a member of the [[GreenLeft]] and almost immediately entered its temporary board, that would oversee the merger of the four parties that would form the GreenLeft. She was elected party chairperson in 1990. In [[1992]] this office became a payed office and she left the university.

==Political Career==

In [[1994]] she was asked to become a stand on the GreenLeft list of candidates. She was elected in [[Dutch General Elections, 1994|1994]] to the [[Tweede Kamer|lower house of parliament]]. Between [[1995]] and [[1996]] Vos was chairperson of the parliamentary commission on climate change. In [[1997]] she was elected animal rights protector of the year. Since 1998 Vos has been deputy party leader. In [[2003]] she was interim party leader, when [[Femke Halsema]] gave birth to twins. Between [[2001]] and 2003 she was chairperson of the parliamentary commission on fraud in the building sector. In 2003 she became member of the board of advice of the [[refugee]]-assistance organisation 'Steunpunt Vluchteling' ('Supportpillar for Refugees'). In [[2004]] she announced that she would not enter in the [[Dutch General Election, 2006|2006 elections]], instead she would become [[alderman]] in [[Amsterdam]], if the GreenLeft would continue to govern there.

As member of parliament, Vos has shown particular interest in the [[environment]], [[animal rights]], [[spatial planning]] and [[civil liberties]].

=Miscellaneous information=

* Her father was judge in 's Hertegenbosch.

* Her grandfather, [[Arnoldus Hendrikus Johannes|A.H.J. Engels]] was member of parliament for the [[Roman-Catholic]] [[RKSP]].

* Vos is generally seen as very capable member of parliament, has been mentioned often as a possible minister if the GreenLeft would enter government.

[[Category:1957 births|Vos, Marijke]]

[[Category:Living people|Vos, Marijke]]

[[Category:Dutch politicians|Vos, Marijke]]

[[Category:Green politicians|Vos, Marijke]]

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