Caroline Nagtegaal is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2017 and 2024.[1]

Caroline Nagtegaal
Member of the European Parliament
for Netherlands
In office
14 November 2017 – 15 July 2024
Personal details
Born (1980-06-01) 1 June 1980 (age 44)
Utrecht
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy

From 2017 until 2019, Nagtegaal served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.[2] Following the 2019 elections, she moved to the Committee on Transport and Tourism. In this capacity, she co-authored a 2019 resolution on the cybersecurity risks posed by trade with China.[3] She was shadow rapporteur of a regulation mandating that the distance to the closest charging station can be no more than 60 kilometres (37 mi) on European highways by 2028.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Nagtegaal was part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the Arab Peninsula,[5] Mercosur and to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat).[1] She was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[7]

Nagtegaal did not run for re-election in June 2024, and her term as MEP ended on 15 July 2024.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Caroline Nagtegaal European Parliament.
  2. ^ Francesco Guarascio (13 December 2018), EU lawmakers back two-year extension of euro bank lending rate Reuters.
  3. ^ Julian E. Barnes and Adam Satariano (17 March 2019), U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist New York Times.
  4. ^ Nijenhuis, Hans (4 June 2024). "De ene Nederlander kreeg de afgelopen vijf jaar echt iets voor elkaar in Brussel, de ander helemaal niks" [Some Dutch MEPs had tangible achievements in the past five years, others did not]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ Mia Bortolani (16 October 2020), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
  6. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  7. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 24 July 2024.