Ria Oomen-Ruijten

Ria Oomen-Ruijten (born 6 September 1950 in Echt, Limburg) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

She is also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, a substitute for the delegation for relations with the United States, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013.

Career

* Higher vocational diploma as PR information/communications assistant
* National Chairwoman, CDA Youth Federation and member of CDA federation administrative committee (1976)
* Member of EPP Council and Member of EPP Bureau (1989-1999)
* Member of the Second Chamber and member of CDA parliamentary party executive (1981-1989)
* Member of the European Parliament (since 1989)
* Member of the Bureau of the EPP Group (1989-1999)
* Chairwoman of various social welfare and non-governmental organisations
* Chairwoman of Stichting Geschillencommissies (Disputes Settlement Committees Foundation (since 1984)
* Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1994)

External links

* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=1122 European Parliament biography]
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