Kartika Liotard
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Kartika Tamara Liotard (June 26, 1971 – August 1, 2020)[1] was a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2020. She was formerly a member of the Socialist Party, was vice-chair of the EUL–NGL group, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
She was also a substitute member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya), and a substitute member for the delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Liotard was born in Voorburg, South Holland,[1] and studied law at Maastricht University. Before her election to the European Parliament, she worked as a legal advisor in the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.[2]
In September 2013, in connection with an impending vote on combating the dangers of smoking, she received a box of tobacco goods. She indignantly returned the gift because she considered it an undesirable form of lobbying.
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Liotard died in August 2020 at the age of 49. The EUL–NGL group released a statement stating "we fondly remember Kartika for her proud fight for human rights and environmental protection."[3]
Books
- Kartika Liotard; Steven P. McGiffen (2010-02-15). Poisoned Spring: The EU and Water Privatisation. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-2788-4.
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- European Parliament biography
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)
- kartikliotard.eu[permanent dead link]
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- Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
- Jules Maaten
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- Kartika Liotard
- Erik Meijer
- Hans Blokland (Christian Union)
- Bas Belder (Reformed Political Party)
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