Marietje Schaake

Marietje Schaake is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) political group.

She serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she focuses on neighborhood policy, human rights, internet freedom, Turkey and Iran. In the Committee on Culture, Media, Education, Youth and Sports she works on Europe's Digital Agenda.

Marietje is a member of the delegations for relations with the United States and Iran, as well as the founder of the European Parliament Intergroup on New Media and Technology which operates like a caucus.

Before joining the European Parliament, she worked as an independent advisor to governments, diplomats, businesses and NGO's, on issues of transatlantic relations, diversity and pluralism, civil and human rights and integration.