{"id":645,"date":"2024-12-04T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/europa\/?page_id=645"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:21:40","slug":"contact-d66-in-the-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/europa\/contact-d66-in-the-european-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \t
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On this page, you\u2019ll find an overview of the responsibilities of our Members of the European Parliament and the policy staff who work for them. You can also contact D66<\/a> in the House of Representatives, our National Office, or the Europe Policy Department.<\/a>\t<\/p>\t <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n \t
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\n\t\tHead of Delegation<\/strong> & Vice-chair Renew Europe<\/strong>
Chief of staff:\u00a0Stijn ter Heerdt<\/a>
Political secretary: Stefan de Koning<\/a>

Budgetary Control (CONT)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Diyar Salih<\/a>,

Annual Budget and Financial Policy<\/strong>
Policy officer: Hessel Rooijakkers<\/a>

Multi-Year Budget<\/strong>
Policy officer: Thomas Herder<\/a>

Economic Affairs (ECON)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Hessel Rooijakkers<\/a>

Climate (ENVI)<\/strong>
Policy officers: Siri de Vrijer<\/a> & Diyar Salih<\/a>

Foreign Affairs (AFET)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Margot Vrijhoeven<\/a>

Appointments:\u00a0Sylvia Heerbaart<\/a>

For press: Stefan de Koning<\/a>, Puck Wagemaker<\/a> (Finance\/Climate), Sjirk Eildert Bruinsma<\/a> (Foreign Affairs)\t<\/p>

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\n\t\tRegional Development and Cohesion (REGI)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Sjirk Eildert Bruinsma<\/a>

Civil Liberties, Justice and Security<\/strong> (LIBE)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Stijn ter Heerdt<\/a>

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Margot Vrijhoeven<\/a>

Reform of the European Union (AFCO)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Margot Vrijhoeven<\/a>

Delegation for relations with Afghanistan<\/strong> (D-AF)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Diyar Salih<\/a>

Appointments: Janti van den Heuvel<\/a>
Press: Puck Wagemaker<\/a> (Regional Development), Sjirk Eildert Bruinsma<\/a> (Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties)\t<\/p>

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\n\t\tEmployment and Social Affairs (EMPL)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Joep Bresser<\/a>

Education &<\/strong><\/strong> Equal Opportunities in Vocational Education<\/strong> (EMPL)<\/strong>
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Industry, research and energy (ITRE)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Thomas Herder<\/a>

Culture (CULT)
<\/strong>Policy officer: Margot Vrijhoeven<\/a>

Housing<\/strong> (HOUS)<\/strong>
Policy officer: Hessel Rooijakkers<\/a>

Appointments: Janti van den Heuvel<\/a>
Press: Puck Wagemaker<\/a> (Housing, Industry), Sjirk Eildert Bruinsma<\/a> (Culture, Education)\t<\/p>

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