Thijs Reuten

Thijs Reuten
Reuten in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for the Netherlands
Assumed office
15 April 2021
Preceded byKati Piri
Parliamentary groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
District alderman in Amsterdam-Oost
In office
23 November 2010[1] – May 2018
Member of the Amsterdam municipal council
In office
24 April 2002[2] – 3 December 2007[3]
Succeeded byRia Logtenberg[4]
Personal details
Born
M.J.A. Reuten[5]

1974 (age 49–50)
Bussum, Netherlands
Political party Netherlands:
Labour Party
 EU:
Party of European Socialists
Children1
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Occupation
  • Politician
  • policy advisor

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference oostdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Het Nieuws" [The news]. PvdA Amsterdam (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 June 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Vergadering 19-12-2007" [Meeting 19-12-2017]. Gemeente Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ Van der Garde, Manon (25 January 2008). Toespraak Manon van der Garde bij de nieuwjaarsreceptie [Speech by Manon van der Garde at the New Year's Reception] (Speech) (in Dutch). PvdA Amsterdam. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Benoeming M.J.A. Reuten en M.P. Hoogeveen tot lid Europees Parlement" [Appointment M.J.A. Reuten and M.P. Hoogeveen as Member of the European Parliament]. Kiesraad (Press release) (in Dutch). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.