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'''Thijs Berman''' (born September 26, 1957 in [[Coevorden]]) is a [[Politics of the Netherlands|Dutch politician]] and a [[Member of the European Parliament]]. Thijs is also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prof. Albert Tevoedjre |url=http://www.awepa.org/index.php/en/about-us/organisational-structure/governing-council.html |title=Governing Council |publisher=AWEPA |date= |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>
'''Thijs Berman''' (born September 26, 1957 in [[Coevorden]]) is an independent consultant based in Brussels, Belgium. Between 2004 and 2014, he was a [[Politics of the Netherlands|Dutch politician]] and a [[Member of the European Parliament]]. Thijs was also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prof. Albert Tevoedjre |url=http://www.awepa.org/index.php/en/about-us/organisational-structure/governing-council.html |title=Governing Council |publisher=AWEPA |date= |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Berman was born in the Province of [[Drenthe]] and grew up in the Province of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]. After initially studying acting in [[Maastricht]], he turned to [[psychology]]. He earned a bachelor degree in psychology from [[Utrecht University]] in 1983 and a master's from the [[University of Amsterdam]] in 1987. Since, he was a correspondent in [[Paris]] and [[Moscow]] for the Dutch Public Radio (''Radio 1''), the Dutch international radio ''Wereldomroep'', the agrarian daily ''Agrarisch Dagblad'', and magazine'' [[Elsevier (magazine)|Elsevier]]''. He presented many radio and television shows, notably for broadcaster ''IKON''.
Berman was born in the Province of [[Drenthe]] and grew up in the Province of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]. After initially studying acting in [[Maastricht]], he turned to [[psychology]]. He earned a bachelor degree in psychology from [[Utrecht University]] in 1983 and a master's from the [[University of Amsterdam]] in 1987. Since, he was a correspondent in [[Paris]] and [[Moscow]] for the Dutch Public Radio (''Radio 1''), the Dutch Inter-Churches radio and television IKON, the Dutch international radio ''Wereldomroep'', the agrarian daily ''Agrarisch Dagblad'', and magazine'' [[Elsevier (magazine)|Elsevier]]''. He presented many radio and television shows, notably for broadcaster ''IKON''.


In June 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament. He is a member of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]], which is part of the [[Party of European Socialists]], and sits on the [[European Parliament]]'s Committee on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights. He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and for the Committee on Budgetary Control. Further he is the chair of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.
In June 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament. He is a member of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]], which is part of the [[Party of European Socialists]], and was, between 2004 and 2008, member of the Committees on Agriculture and on Regional Development. In 2008, he joined the Committees on Budget, and on Development and Humanitarian Affairs. Between 2009 and 2014 he was a member of the [[European Parliament]]'s Committee on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights. He also was a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and for the Committee on Budgetary Control. Further he was the chair of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.


In 2009 he headed Dutch Labour in the European elections after winning the party primaries, beating Jacques Monasch, Hannah Belliot, and Kris Douma.<ref>{{cite web|author=ANP |url=http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2099899.ece/Thijs_Berman_PvdA-lijsttrekker_Europees_Parlement |title=Thijs Berman PvdA-lijsttrekker Europees Parlement - archief |publisher=Nrc.nl |date=2008-12-20 |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>
In 2009 he headed Dutch Labour in the European elections after winning the party primaries, beating Jacques Monasch, Hannah Belliot, and Kris Douma.<ref>{{cite web|author=ANP |url=http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2099899.ece/Thijs_Berman_PvdA-lijsttrekker_Europees_Parlement |title=Thijs Berman PvdA-lijsttrekker Europees Parlement - archief |publisher=Nrc.nl |date=2008-12-20 |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>


In 2010 he was appointed as head of the EU Election Observer Mission to Ethiopia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eueom.eu/ethiopia2010/ |title=European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) &#124; All the missions |publisher=Eueom.eu |date=2008-11-18 |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>
In 2009, he terminated the EU Election Observation Mission at the presidential elections in Afghanistan, as the successor of French general and politician Philippe Morillon. In 2010, he was appointed as head of the EU Election Observer Mission to Ethiopia. In 2012, he was the EU Chief Observer to the presidential elections in Senegal. In 2014, he was the EU Chief Observer to the presidential elections in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eueom.eu/ethiopia2010/ |title=European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) &#124; All the missions |publisher=Eueom.eu |date=2008-11-18 |accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{nl}} [http://www.thijsberman.pvda.nl/ Official website]
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/yourMep/view.do?name=berman&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=28174 European Parliament biography]
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/yourMep/view.do?name=berman&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=28174 European Parliament biography]
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6-dif/28174_06-09-2004.PDF Declaration] of [[declaration of financial interests|financial interests]] (in Dutch; [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file)
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6-dif/28174_06-09-2004.PDF Declaration] of [[declaration of financial interests|financial interests]] (in Dutch; [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file)

Revision as of 15:17, 6 February 2015

Thijs Berman
Born (1957-09-26) September 26, 1957 (age 67)
Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
EducationPsychology
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam, Utrecht University
OccupationIndependent Consultant
EmployerIndependent Consultant
Political partyLabour Party (Netherlands)

Thijs Berman (born September 26, 1957 in Coevorden) is an independent consultant based in Brussels, Belgium. Between 2004 and 2014, he was a Dutch politician and a Member of the European Parliament. Thijs was also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.[1]

Biography

Berman was born in the Province of Drenthe and grew up in the Province of Groningen. After initially studying acting in Maastricht, he turned to psychology. He earned a bachelor degree in psychology from Utrecht University in 1983 and a master's from the University of Amsterdam in 1987. Since, he was a correspondent in Paris and Moscow for the Dutch Public Radio (Radio 1), the Dutch Inter-Churches radio and television IKON, the Dutch international radio Wereldomroep, the agrarian daily Agrarisch Dagblad, and magazine Elsevier. He presented many radio and television shows, notably for broadcaster IKON.

In June 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and was, between 2004 and 2008, member of the Committees on Agriculture and on Regional Development. In 2008, he joined the Committees on Budget, and on Development and Humanitarian Affairs. Between 2009 and 2014 he was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights. He also was a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and for the Committee on Budgetary Control. Further he was the chair of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.

In 2009 he headed Dutch Labour in the European elections after winning the party primaries, beating Jacques Monasch, Hannah Belliot, and Kris Douma.[2]

In 2009, he terminated the EU Election Observation Mission at the presidential elections in Afghanistan, as the successor of French general and politician Philippe Morillon. In 2010, he was appointed as head of the EU Election Observer Mission to Ethiopia. In 2012, he was the EU Chief Observer to the presidential elections in Senegal. In 2014, he was the EU Chief Observer to the presidential elections in Afghanistan.[3]

Bibliography

  • Template:Nl Op zoek naar George Fles, het einde van een Hollandse revolutionair in de Sovjetunie ('Searching for George Fles, the end of a Dutch revolutionary in the Soviet Union'). Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1993. ISBN 90-6012-992-X

References

  1. ^ Prof. Albert Tevoedjre. "Governing Council". AWEPA. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ^ ANP (2008-12-20). "Thijs Berman PvdA-lijsttrekker Europees Parlement - archief". Nrc.nl. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. ^ "European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) | All the missions". Eueom.eu. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

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