Marit Maij

Marit Elisabeth Maij (; born 16 January 1972) is a Dutch politician, management consultant, diplomat, and civil servant. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. She was elected to the European Parliament in June 2024.

Early life and education Marit Elisabeth Maij was born on 16 January 1972 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. She is the daughter of Christian Democratic Appeal politician Hanja Maij-Weggen.

European Parliament Maij ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the third candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list. The party won a plurality of eight seats, and Maij was elected. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Delegation to the CARIFORUM–EU Parliamentary Committee Delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Delegation to the Africa–EU Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Development (substitute) Committee on Budgetary Control (substitute) Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (substitute) Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (substitute)

Other functions From 2019 to 2024 Maij worked for non-governmental organisations: in 2019 she became managing director of CNV Internationaal, the international cooperation branch of the Dutch Christian National Trade Union Federation (CNV) and from 2021 until 2024 she was managing director of ActionAid Netherlands.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2024 European Parliament GroenLinks–PvdA 3 182,317 8