# Els de Groen

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**Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven** (ˈɛli də ɣruŋ ˈkʌuə(n)ˌɦoːvə(n);[a] ; 23 December 1949 – 19 October 2025), generally known as **Els de Groen**, was a Dutch author and politician, who served as a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) 2004–2009. She was a member of [Europe Transparent](/source/Europe_Transparent), which sat with the [Greens/EFA](/source/The_Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance) [party group](/source/European_Parliament_party_groups). As an MEP, she was a member of the [Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Civil_Liberties,_Justice_and_Home_Affairs) and the [Committee on Petitions](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Petitions), as well as a member of the delegation to the [EU](/source/European_Union)–[Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of [Southeast Europe](/source/Southeast_Europe). De Groen died on 19 October 2025, at the age of 75.[1]

## Career

- Senior secondary teaching certificate
- French teacher (1970–1975)
- Writer, essayist and commentator
- Literary reviewer, children's books (1985–1992)
- Editor of the [Algemeen Dagblad](/source/Algemeen_Dagblad)'s children's newspaper (1986–1989)
- Worked for 20 years on news magazines
- Author of various works of fiction and non-fiction for adults
- Her work over 20 years placed a strong emphasis on [Eastern Europe](/source/Eastern_Europe)
- Unpaid adviser to the Dutch foundation '[Roma](/source/Romani_people)-Emancipatie' in [Oss](/source/Oss) (from 2002)
- Various literary awards

## Notes

1. *Groen* in isolation: ˈɣrun.

## References

1. ["Auteur Els de Groen (1949-2025) overleden"](https://www.indeknipscheer.com/auteur-els-de-groen-1949-2025-overleden/) [Author Els de Groen (1949–2025) died] (in Dutch). *Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer*. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.elsdegroen.nl/)
- [European Parliament biography](http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28265)[dead link]
- (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/9291000/bio/16060)

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