Lara Wolters
{{short description|Dutch politician (born 1986)}}
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| office = Member of the European Parliament
| constituency = Netherlands
| term_start = 4 July 2019
| predecessor = Frans Timmermans
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| birth_name = Lara Ianthe Wolters
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| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Lara Ianthe Wolters (born 12 April 1986) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/5392/LARA_WOLTERS/home Her MEP profile]
Early life and education
After studying law and European social and political studies (ESPS) at the University College London she spent a year at the University of Strasbourg through the Erasmus Programme, where she completed an internship at the European Parliament.[https://www.metronieuws.nl/in-het-nieuws/2019/10/europeser-dan-met-lara-wolters-wordt-het-niet/ Europeser dan met Lara Wolters wordt het niet]. Metro, October 18, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-06 She also holds a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe in Bruges.
Political career
Wolters worked as a policy advisor in Brussels.{{Cite news |url = https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/deze-europarlementariers-laten-zien-dat-je-in-europa-veel-kan-bereiken~b76f302a/ |url-access = subscription |date = 2 June 2024 |last = Van Buuren |first = Yara |access-date = 2 June 2024 |language = nl |website = Trouw |title = Deze Europarlementariërs laten zien dat je in Europa veel kan bereiken |trans-title = These MEPs show that you can be successful in Europe }} She became a Member of the European Parliament when she replaced Frans Timmermans who decided not to take his parliamentary seat following the 2019 European elections to serve as Executive Vice President of the European Commission. She is a member of the Committee on Budgetary Control and Vice Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/5392/LARA_WOLTERS/home Lara Wolters] European Parliament. In this capacity, she was rapporteur on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, having previously led a parliamentary resolution calling for legislation to make corporations accountable for issues such as worker exploitation, human rights violations, and environmental damage.{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/lara-is-woest-op-lobbyisten-die-haar-wet-dwarsbomen-waar-ze-vier-jaar-mee-bezig-was~a8ac8203/ |url-access = subscription |date = 4 March 2024 |last = Nijenhuis |first = Hans |access-date = 5 March 2024 |language = nl |website = Algemeen Dagblad |title = Lara is woest op lobbyisten die 'haar' wet dwarsbomen waar ze vier jaar mee bezig was |trans-title = Lara is outraged by lobbyists who are blocking 'her' bill that she worked four years on }} She told that her interest in the topic had been sparked by the 2013 collapse of a Bangladeshi commercial building, which had resulted in over 1,100 deaths. The deal Wolters negotiated with the European Council after the directive had passed the parliament included corporate accountability regarding effort, despite her desire to have accountability regarding results.
She was also co-rapporteur on a 2022 directive on improving the gender balance on boards of directors of listed companies.Inbar Preiss (19 March 2022), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/parliament-pushes-for-gender-balance-on-corporate-boards-after-decadelong-deadlock-on-legislation-23821 Parliament pushes for gender balance on corporate boards after decade-long deadlock on legislation] The Parliament Magazine. In addition to her committee assignments, Wolters is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with China. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption,[https://www.anti-corruption-ig.eu/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption. the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity,[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-anti-racism-diversity.pdf Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity] European Parliament. and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.[https://responsiblebusinessconduct.eu/wp/members/ Members] Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.
She was re-elected in June 2024 as the seventh candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list, which received a plurality in the Netherlands of eight seats. Her focus has since been on economic affairs, justice, and transportation.{{Cite web |url = https://groenlinkspvda.nl/onze-mensen-voor/europees-parlement/ |website = GroenLinks–PvdA |access-date = 16 November 2024 |language = nl |title = Onze mensen |trans-title = Our people }}
Personal life
Electoral history
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References
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External links
- [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/5392/LARA_WOLTERS/home Her MEP profile]
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Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) MEPs
Category:MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024
Category:21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands
Category:Alumni of University College London