Thijs Reuten
Thijs Reuten | |
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Reuten in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kati Piri |
| Parliamentary group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| District alderman in Amsterdam-Oost | |
| In office 23 November 2010 – May 2018 | |
| Member of the Amsterdam municipal council | |
| In office 24 April 2002 – 3 December 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Ria Logtenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | M.J.A. Reuten 1974 (age 50–51) Bussum, Netherlands |
| Political party | Netherlands: Labour Party EU: Party of European Socialists |
| Children | 1 |
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| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
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M.J.A. "Thijs" Reuten (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛis ˈrøːtə(n)]; born 1974) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He began his career as a policy advisor of the party's parliamentary group in the House of Representatives and was a member of the Amsterdam municipal council in the years 2002–07. He then served for two terms as a district alderman in Amsterdam-Oost with a focus on housing and the economy. Starting in 2018, Reuten worked as an independent consultant and as head of policy at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He was appointed to the European Parliament in April 2021 after the resignation of Kati Piri, and he was re-elected in June 2024.