Vera Tax
{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1972)}}
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| term_start = 2 July 2019
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| office = Member of the European Parliament
| birth_name = V. E. R. Tax
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| birth_place = Venlo, Netherlands
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Vera E. R. Tax (born 8 February 1972) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between 2019 and 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |title=Her MEP profile |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202222029/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |archive-date=2 December 2019 |url-status=live }}
Political career
Tax was elected to the European Parliament in May 2019. In parliament, she served on the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Starting in 2021, she was part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.[https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe] European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, Tax was part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home Vera Tax] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229180354/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |date=29 December 2019 }} European Parliament. She was also a member of the URBAN Intergroup[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218152625/http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ |date=18 February 2020 }} URBAN Intergroup. and of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
Tax did not run for re-election in June 2024, and her term ended on 15 July 2024.{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 25 July 2024 |format = PDF |date = 19 June 2024 |title = Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 |trans-title = Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 |page = 11 }}
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Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) MEPs
Category:MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024
Category:21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands
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