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Jeroen Lenaers (born 29 April 1984) is a Dutch politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), part of the European People's Party (EPP).
Lenaers previously worked as a policy assistant to Ria Oomen-Ruijten, then MEP for the CDA.
A member of the European People's Party Group, Lenaers first served on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs from 2014 until 2019 before moving to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In this capacity, he was the Parliament's rapporteur on legislation creating the European Labour Authority (ELA) in 2019.Hanne Cokelaere (14 November 2019), Labor authority caught in EU institutional turf war Politico Europe. In 2020, he became his parliamentary group's coordinator on the committeeMia Bartoloni (November 27, 2020), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine. and its spokesperson for justice and home affairs.Monika Scislowska (October 7, 2021), Court rules Polish Constitution has primacy over EU laws Associated Press. Also in 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. Members of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020. Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe. Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe European Parliament.
In addition to his committee assignments, Lenaers held the position of vice-chairman of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2014 until 2019. Since 2019, he has been part of the delegations for relations with the Mashreq countries and the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights. and the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions. Intergroup on Trade Unions European Parliament.
In February 2024, Esther de Lange, the CDA's delegation leader in the European Parliament, stepped down. Lenaers succeeded her in this position as well as in the role of vice chair of the European People's Party Group. He was re-elected in June 2024 as the CDA's third candidate, when the party won three seats. Tom Berendsen subsequently took over the position of delegation leader.
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