Maria Johanna Theodora Martens (born 8 January 1955 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch politician. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal. From 2011 until 2019 she was a member of the Dutch Senate.
From 1999 to 2009 she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). There she was a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
She was also a substitute for the Subcommittee on Security and Defence and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Career
- Higher degree in theology (1984)
- NIMA (Netherlands Marketing Institute) A and B diplomas
- Lecturer in Life Philosophy (1984)
- Foreign Affairs Secretary, Netherlands Mission Council (1984–1988)
- Study secretary, VKMO (Association of Catholic Social Organisations) (1988–1999)
- Chairwoman, Nijmegen CDA
- Member of the party council
- Member of the editorial team of CD Verkenningen
- Chairwoman, European Forum of National Committees of the Laity (1996–2000)
- Chairwoman, Netherlands Episcopal Committee for the year 2000 (1996–2000)
- Member of the governing board of the Catholic Theological University, Utrecht (since 1998)
- Commissioner for recreation in the Veluwe area (RGV)
- Member of the executive board of the World Population Fund (WPF)
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
- Awarded knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau (2009)
- Decorated in Order of St. Gregory the Great (2024).
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- Official website
- European Parliament biography
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)
| Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2011–2015) | |
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| Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16) | |
| Labour Party (PvdA: 14) | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11) | |
| Party for Freedom (PVV: 10) | |
| Socialist Party (SP: 8) | |
| Democrats 66 (D66: 5) | |
| GreenLeft (GL: 5) | |
| Christian Union (CU: 2) | |
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1) | |
| 50PLUS (50+: 1) | |
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1) | |
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | |
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| Labour Party | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| GroenLinks | |
| Europe Transparent | |
| Socialist Party | |
| Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | |
| Democrats 66 | |
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- 1955 births
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