{{Short description|Dutch trade unionist and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Agnes Jongerius |honorific_suffix = [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] |image = Jongerius - 2020 (49639511957).jpg |caption = Jongerius in 2020 |office = [[Member of the European Parliament]] |term_start = 1 July 2014 |term_end = 15 July 2024 |constituency = [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]] |birth_name = Agnes Jongerius |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|04|df=y}} |birth_place = [[De Meern]], Netherlands |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] |alma_mater = [[Utrecht University]] |website = }} '''Agnes Maria Jongerius'''{{efn|name=pronunciation|The phrase ''Agnes Jongerius'' is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈɑxnɛ ɕɔŋˈɣeːrijʏs|}}. The words in isolation are pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈɑxnɛs|}} and {{IPA|nl|jɔŋˈɣeːrijʏs|}}.}} (born 4 November 1960) is a Dutch trade unionist and politician who was a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for the [[Netherlands]] between July 2014 and July 2024. She is a member of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]], part of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]]. Between 1987 and 2012 she worked for the [[Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging]], a trade union federation. She was chair of the federation between 2005 and 2012.

==Career== Jongerius was born in the [[De Meern]] neighbourhood in the city of [[Utrecht]] in 1960.<ref name="parlement"/> Her father worked as a gardener.<ref name="fd"/> She went to the Bonifatius Lyceum, a [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] in the city of Utrecht between 1973 and 1979. In that latter year she went to [[Utrecht University]] to study social-economic history, graduating [[Latin honors#Types|cum laude]] in 1988.<ref name=parlement>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlement.com/id/vgz32s6lv4qp/a_m_agnes_jongerius |title=Drs. A.M. (Agnes) Jongerius |publisher=Parlement.com |language=nl |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Gesprek met voorzitters vakbonden (7402641710).jpg|thumb|Union leaders [[Jaap Smit]] (CNV), Bob van der Wal (MHP), and Agnes Jongerius (FNV) with prime minister [[Mark Rutte]] in 2012]]

One year before her graduation she started working for the [[Federation of Dutch Trade Unions]] (FNV). She became a board member of the [[Transport Workers' Union (Netherlands)|Transport Workers' Union]], an FNV member organization, in 1997, and she started serving as an FNV board member and [[collective agreement]] coordinator in 2002. Jongerius was appointed vice chair two years later.<ref name="fd"/> She was the FNV's first female chair between 25 May 2005 and 23 June 2012, and she was vice chair of the [[International Trade Union Confederation]] for the last five of those years.<ref name=parlement/><ref name="fd"/> In 2009, feminist magazine [[Opzij]] named Jongerius the most powerful Dutch woman of the year, citing her role at FNV during the economic crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1003/You/article/detail/2060375/2009/10/20/Jongerius-machtigste-vrouw-van-Nederland.dhtml |title='Jongerius machtigste vrouw van Nederland' |language=nl |publisher=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |date=20 October 2009 |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>

==Political career== In September 2013 information surfaced that Jongerius wanted to become the new mayor of [[Utrecht]], to succeed [[Aleid Wolfsen]]. Jongerius did not want to respond to the claims.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Reijner |url=http://www.elsevier.nl/Politiek/nieuws/2013/9/Astrid-Jongerius-PvdA-wil-burgemeester-van-Utrecht-worden-1369598W/ |title='Agnes Jongerius (PvdA) wil burgemeester van Utrecht worden' |language=nl |publisher=Elsevier |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=25 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519223916/http://www.elsevier.nl/Politiek/nieuws/2013/9/Astrid-Jongerius-PvdA-wil-burgemeester-van-Utrecht-worden-1369598W/ |archive-date=19 May 2014 }}</ref> [[Jan van Zanen]] was later named mayor.

===Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2024=== Jongerius occupied the second place on the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] list for the [[2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|European Parliament elections of 2014]], after [[Paul Tang (politician)|Paul Tang]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Laura Klompenhouwer |url=http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/01/22/agnes-jongerius-pvda-kandidaat-europese-verkiezingen/ |title=Agnes Jongerius PvdA-kandidaat Europese verkiezingen |publisher=[[NRC Handelsblad|NRC]] |date=22 January 2014 |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> She was elected to the European Parliament in May 2014, and she served as the party's spokesperson for social affairs and employment. Her focus was on decreasing the amount of flexible employment contracts in favor of fixed ones.<ref name="fd"/>

In the European Parliament Jongerius was vice-chair of the [[European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs|Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]] and member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN).<ref name="ep">{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125021/AGNES_JONGERIUS/history/9 |title=Agnes Jongerius |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref> In addition to her committee assignments, Jongerius was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on [[Trade union|Trade Unions]],<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_22_Trade%20Unions.pdf Members] European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.</ref> the URBAN Intergroup<ref>[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] URBAN Intergroup.</ref> and the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]].<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref>

Following the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 elections]], Jongerius was part of a cross-party working group in charge of drafting the European Parliament's four-year work program on digitization.<ref>Florian Eder (June 13, 2019), [https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/politico-brussels-playbook-presented-by-google-madrids-moment-parliament-working-groups-sneak-peak-happy-birthday-gdpr/ POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by Google: Madrid’s moment — Parliament working groups sneak peak&#91;sic&#93; — Happy birthday, GDPR] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref> She decided not to run for [[2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|re-election in June 2024]], and her term ended on 15 July 2024.<ref name="ep"/><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 25 July 2024 |format = PDF |date = 19 June 2024 |title = Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 |trans-title = Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 |page = 11 }}</ref> During her membership of the European Parliament, Jongerius served as a [[supervisory board]] member of [[PostNL]] (2013–18) and the [[Atria Institute]] (2014–24), which is specialized in gender equality and women's history. She was chairwoman of the latter.<ref name="fd">{{Cite interview |url = https://fd.nl/politiek/1513091/vertrekkend-pvdaeragnes-jongerius-in-brussel-moet-je-je-best-doen-om-eens-een-gewoon-mens-te-spreken |url-access = subscription |date = 26 April 2024 |last = Jongerius |first = Agnes |interviewer = Ria Cats |access-date = 26 April 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Het Financieele Dagblad]] |title = Vertrekkend PvdA'er Agnes Jongerius: 'In Brussel moet je je best doen om eens een gewoon mens te spreken' |trans-title = Departing Agnes Jongerius of the Labour Party: 'In Brussels, you have to go out of your way to talk to a normal person' }}</ref>

== Personal life == Jongerius is a [[Catholic]], and her partner is [[VPRO]] journalist Ger Jochems. While an MEP, she lived in Utrecht.<ref name="fd"/>

== Electoral history == {{Incomplete list|date=June 2024}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Hedy d'Ancona}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |- ! scope="col" |Party seats ! scope="col" |Individual |- ! scope="row" | [[2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2014]] | [[European Parliament]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};”| |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | style=text-align:right | 2 | style=text-align:right | | style=text-align:right | | {{yes2|Won}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[2018 Dutch municipal elections|2018]] | Utrecht Municipal Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};”| |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | style=text-align:right | 19{{efn|name="lijstduwer"}} | style=text-align:right | | style=text-align:right | | {{no2|Lost}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2019]] | [[European Parliament]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};”| |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | style=text-align:right | 2 | style=text-align:right | 109,987 | style=text-align:right | | {{yes2|Won}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022]] | Utrecht Municipal Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};”| |[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | style=text-align:right | 38{{efn|name="lijstduwer"}} | style=text-align:right | | style=text-align:right | 99 | {{no2|Lost}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[2025 Dutch general election|2025]] | House of Representatives | style="background-color:{{party color|GroenLinks–PvdA}};"| | GroenLinks–PvdA | style=text-align:right | [[List of GroenLinks-PvdA candidates in the 2025 Dutch general election|76]]{{efn|name="lijstduwer"|Jongerius participated as a {{lang|nl|[[lijstduwer]]}}.}} | style=text-align:right | 542 | style=text-align:right | 20 | {{no2|Lost}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/publicaties/2025/11/07/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-verkiezing-van-de-tweede-kamer-2025-d.d.-7-november-2025|format=PDF|language=nl|website=[[Electoral Council]]|access-date=21 November 2025|title=Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025|trans-title=Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025|date=7 November 2025|pages=19–20, 124–126}}</ref> |}

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==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20170216221513/https://agnesjongerius.pvda.nl/ Agnes Jongerius] at the website of the Labour Party * [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125021/AGNES_JONGERIUS_home.html Agnes Jongerius] at the website of the European Parliament

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