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Dutch politician
Albert Jan Maat (Dutch pronunciation:
[ˈɑlbərˈcɑn ˈmaːt] ; born 8 February 1953 in
Heino ,
Overijssel ) is a
Dutch politician and
Member of the European Parliament . He is a member of the
Christian Democratic Appeal , which is part of the
European People's Party , and sits on the
European Parliament 's
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and its
Committee on Fisheries .
He is also a substitute for the
Committee on Budgetary Control , the
Committee on Budgets , the
Subcommittee on Human Rights , and the delegation to the
EU –
Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee. He is vice-chair of the delegation to the EU–
Kazakhstan , EU–
Kyrgyzstan and EU–
Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with
Tajikistan ,
Turkmenistan and
Mongolia .
Career
Various jobs, CBTB (Christian Farmers' and Horticulturists' Association) (1977–1995)
Secretary, NLTO (Northern Netherlands Agricultural and Horticultural Organisation) (1995–1999)
Chairman, Drenthe CDA and member of CDA executive (1996–1999)
Member and CDA group chairman, Eelde
Municipal Council (1990–1997)
Member of executive board of ICCO (Ecumenical Coordination Committee on Development Projects) (1995–1999)
Member of governing body of Christian Agricultural College, Dronten (1995–2001)
Mr Maat is currently Chairman of the supervisory committee of the Northern Education Group, AOC Terra and Dollard College, and a board member of the Alfa Omega Foundation
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
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