Vera Tax

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1972)}} {{Expand Dutch|date=December 2019|topic=gov}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|size=100%|MEP}} | party = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | image = Vera Tax - 2020 (49639236056) (cropped).jpg | caption = Tax in 2020 | constituency = [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]] | term_start = 2 July 2019 | succeeding = | term_end = 15 July 2024 | office = [[Member of the European Parliament]] | birth_name = V. E. R. Tax | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|02|08|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Venlo]], Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | website = }} '''Vera E. R. Tax''' (born 8 February 1972) is a Dutch politician of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] (PvdA) who served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) between 2019 and 2024.<ref name="ep">{{Cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |title=Her MEP profile |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202222029/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |archive-date=2 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Political career== Tax was elected to the [[European Parliament]] [[2019 European Parliament election|in May 2019]]. In parliament, she served on the [[Committee on Transport and Tourism]]. Starting in 2021, she was part of the Parliament's delegation to the [[Conference on the Future of Europe]].<ref>[https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610155650/https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html |date=10 June 2021 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref> In addition to her committee assignments, Tax was part of the Parliament's [[European Parliament Delegation for relations with South Africa|Delegation for relations with South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home Vera Tax] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229180354/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197756/VERA_TAX/home |date=29 December 2019 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref> She was also a member of the URBAN Intergroup<ref>[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218152625/http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ |date=18 February 2020 }} URBAN Intergroup.</ref> and of the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]].<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref>

Tax did not 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>

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