Ieke van den Burg

Ieke van den Burg (born 6 March 1952 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. She is also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a member of the delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.

[edit] Career

First degree in psychology (1974)
Various diplomas in graphics (1976-1983)
Training and work in the graphics sector (1976-1983)
Policy adviser, Printing and Paper Union, FNV (Netherlands Trade Union Confederation) and the FNV Women's Secretariat (1984-1990)
Administrator, FNV (1990-1997)
Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation (1998-1999)
Member, SER (Social and Economic Council) (1987-1997)
Delegate to the ILO Conference (1990-1997)
employees' spokeswoman on the Convention on Part-Time Work (1993-1994) and the convention on Homeworking (1995-1996)
Member of the European Trade Union Confederation executive committee (1994-1997)
Member of the Economic and Social Committee (including Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee and member of the Bureau) (1994-1998)
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
Substitute member of the Convention on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000)