Evin Incir

{{short description|Swedish politician (born 1984)}}{{Infobox officeholder | image = 1721223519960 20240717 INCIR Evin SE 003.jpg | caption = Incir in 2024 | parliament = European Parliament | term_start = 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|15 June 1984}} | birth_place = [[Diyarbakır]], Turkey }}

'''Evin Incir''' (born 15 June 1984) is a Swedish politician of Kurdish descent for the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party]] who has been serving as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] since the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 European elections]].<ref>[https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2019-05-31/de-blev-mest-kryssade-i-eu-valet De blev mest kryssade i Eu valet Sydsvenskan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531143057/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2019-05-31/de-blev-mest-kryssade-i-eu-valet |date=2019-05-31 }}, Retrieved 1 June 2019</ref> ==Political career== Incir was born on 15 June 1984 in [[Diyarbakır]], Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-10 |title=Curriculum vitae {{!}} Evin INCIR {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197392/EVIN_INCIR/cv |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> She has been serving on the [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]] since 2019.

In addition to her committee assignments, Incir has been part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee since 2019 and to the [[Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly]] since 2021.<ref>Nisa Khan (October 21, 2021), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-october-2021 Movers and Shakers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203035309/https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-october-2021 |date=2021-12-03 }} ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]''.</ref> She is also a member of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup,<ref>[https://www.ardi-ep.eu/about/our-bureau/ Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031023120/https://www.ardi-ep.eu/about/our-bureau/ |date=2020-10-31 }} European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup.</ref> the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]],<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514185009/http://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ |date=2020-05-14 }} European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-trade-unions.pdf Intergroup on Trade Unions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215094456/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-trade-unions.pdf |date=2022-12-15 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref> and the European Parliament Intergroup on [[Western Sahara]].<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-western-sahara.pdf Intergroup on Western Sahara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105134745/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-western-sahara.pdf |date=2022-11-05 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref>

In 2023, Incir – together with [[Malin Björk]] and [[Samira Rafaela]] – alleged in a letter to the [[President of the European Parliament]] [[Roberta Metsola]] their fellow MEPs [[Anders Vistisen]], [[Isabella Adinolfi]] and [[Cristian Terheș]] breached Parliament’s rules on offensive language during a debate on the ratification of the [[Istanbul Convention|2011 Istanbul convention against gender-based violence]] and urged Metsola to investigate.<ref>Eddy Wax and Gregorio Sorgi (11 May 2023), [https://www.politico.eu/article/meps-european-parliament-denounced-for-racist-sexist-and-transphobic-hate-speech/ Three MEPs denounced for racist, sexist and transphobic ‘hate speech’ in European Parliament] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref>

==Recognition== In December 2020, Incir received the Best Newcomer award at ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]'''s annual [[The_Parliament_Magazine#The_MEP_Awards|MEP Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/mep-awards-2020-reaction-and-comment-from-our-winners|title=MEP Awards 2020: Reaction and comment from our winners|last=Johnson|first=Brian|date=2 December 2020|work=[[The Parliament Magazine]]|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110202255/https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/mep-awards-2020-reaction-and-comment-from-our-winners|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2022, Incir won the award for diversity, inclusion and social impact at ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]'''s annual [[The_Parliament_Magazine#The_MEP_Awards|MEP Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tre svenska Europaparlamentariker vinner pris |url=https://www.altinget.se/artikel/tre-svenska-europaparlamentariker-vinner-pris |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Altinget.se |language=sv-SE |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003144031/https://www.altinget.se/artikel/tre-svenska-europaparlamentariker-vinner-pris |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mepawards.eu/winners-2022/|title=MEP Awards: Winners 2022|date=21 September 2022|work=[[The Parliament Magazine]]|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824101715/https://www.mepawards.eu/winners-2022/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2023, Incir was the joint recipient of the Promoting European Value Award, alongside fellow MEP [[Vlad Gheorghe]] at ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]'''s annual [[The_Parliament_Magazine#The_MEP_Awards|MEP Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mepawards.eu/winners-2023/|title=MEP Awards: Winners 2022|date=27 June 2023|work=[[The Parliament Magazine]]|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629180607/https://www.mepawards.eu/winners-2023/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2024 Incir was the joint winner, alongside Irish MEP [[Frances Fitzgerald (politician)|Frances Fitzgerald]], of the "European Values Champion of the Mandate" award at ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]'''s annual [[The_Parliament_Magazine#The_MEP_Awards|MEP Awards]].<ref name="Parlimag">{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/21/mep-awards-seven-lawmakers-recognised-for-outstanding-contribution-to-eu-policymaking|title=MEP awards: Seven lawmakers recognised for outstanding contribution to EU policymaking|date=21 March 2024|work=[[Euronews]]|accessdate=26 March 2024|archive-date=25 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325235858/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/21/mep-awards-seven-lawmakers-recognised-for-outstanding-contribution-to-eu-policymaking|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:MEPs for Sweden 2019–2024]] [[Category:Swedish people of Kurdish descent]] [[Category:MEPs for Sweden 2024–2029]]