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Biography
Kartika Tamara Liotard (born June 26, 1971 in Voorburg, South Holland) is a Dutch politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. She was formerly a member of the Socialist Party, is vice-chair of the EUL–NGL group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
She is also a substitute member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya), and a substitute member for the delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Before her election to the European Parliament, she worked as a legal advisor in the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.
Liotard studied law at Maastricht University.
Books
- Kartika Liotard; Steven P. McGiffen (2010-02-15). Poisoned Spring: The EU and Water Privatisation. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-2788-4.