Curriculum Vitae of Dr Elly Plooij
1965 School leaving exam H.B.S. Grammar School Science side
1971 Doctoral exam in psychology, University of Utrecht
1980 Doctorate in psychology, University of Leyden
1973-1987 Senior Lecturer at the University of Leyden
1987-1990 Head of Congresses and seminars, Netherlands Association for Management (NIVE)
1991-1994 Head of Sales, Service One Business Catering
1984-1994 Various political administrative functions within the VVD Liberal Party
1988-1991 Chairman of the Stichting Vrouw en Management
July 1994 to the present day Member of the European Parliament on behalf of the VVD Liberal Party
Parliamentary committees:
Industry, external trade, research and energy; spokesperson on behalf of the Liberal Party in Parliament
Substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Special political interest in Small- and Medium-sized businesses
Delegations:
Delegation for relations with China
Other posts:
Member of the Centrale Commissie Statistiek (CCS), supervisory board of the Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
Member of the Advisory Board of the Electronic-highway Platform Nederland (EPN)
Member of the Group of Personalities in the Field of Security Research, Advisory Group to the European Commission
Vice chairman of the European Internet Foundation (EIF)
Member of the Steering Committee of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN)
Member of the Board of Directors of the European Energy Foundation
Member of the Executive Board Yehudi Menuhin Foundation
Founding member of the European Parliamentary Osteoporosis Interest Group
Member of the Advisory Board Senior Web
Patron of AEGEE-Groningen
Committee of recommendation NIVE - JMC Utrecht
Advisor to the European Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry
Member of the Committee of Recommendation of the Platform Electronisch Stemmen (Electronic Voting) (Pels)
Address:
Wiertzstraat, ASP 10G206
B-1047 Brussels
telephone 00 32 2 284 5608
fax 00 32 2 284 9608
Personal assistant:
Tineke Zuurbier (Brussel)
Froukje Beekmans (Brussels)