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Britta Thomsen (born 23 January 1954 in
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* * 1954 births Living people People associated with renewable energy Politicians from Aalborg Social Democrats (Denmark) MEPs Danish socialist feminists MEPs for Denmark 2009–2014 MEPs for Denmark 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for Denmark {{Denmark-MEP-stub
Britta Thomsen (born 23 January 1954 in Aalborg
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) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Social Democrats
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, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
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.
In parliament, Thomsen served as vice-chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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. She was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament.
Membership Chair
9th Term
Vice Chairs
* Eugenia RodrÃguez Palop
* Sylwia Spurek
* Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi
* Radka Maxova
7th Term
...
, a substitute for the Committee on Development The Committee on Development (Commission du développement, DEVE) is a committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with deve ...
, and vice-chair of the Delegation for Relations with South Africa. She supported the Manifesto of the Spinelli Group
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.
Career
* Scholarship, Nordic Africa Institute,Uppsala
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Loc ...
(1979)
* Studies in Portuguese language
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and culture, University of Lisbon
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(1979–1980)
* Studies in Portuguese and Spanish, Aarhus University
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(1980–1983)
* MA (History), Aarhus University
* Teacher and organiser of adult education (1983–1989)
* Consultant (various contracts)
* Consultant, HK (Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark), responsible for international projects and surveys in the tourism and service industries (1994–2000)
* Director and owner of Facilitate (consultancy), working with labour market issues at European level (2001–2004)
* With the Danish Social Democrats
* Member of the party programme committee (2000)
* Publications: articles about Portugal
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in various Danish magazines
External links
Official website
* * 1954 births Living people People associated with renewable energy Politicians from Aalborg Social Democrats (Denmark) MEPs Danish socialist feminists MEPs for Denmark 2009–2014 MEPs for Denmark 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for Denmark {{Denmark-MEP-stub