Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle explained

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency:Netherlands
Parliamentarygroup:Renew Europe
Termstart:16 July 2024
Birth Date: df=y 28 May 1983
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Birthname:Raquel García Hermida
Party:Democrats 66
Otherparty:ALDE Party
Alma Mater:Complutense University of Madrid
Children:3
Citizenship:Spain • Netherlands
Occupation:JournalistPolitician

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle (born 28 May 1983) is a Spanish-born Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66) who serves as a Member of the European Parliament.

She was chairwoman of D66 in Friesland from 2019 to 2023.[1] She was D66's second candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election, when the party secured three seats. Hermida-van der Walle was elected, and her term started on 16 July 2024.[2]

Electoral history

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BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2024European ParliamentDemocrats 66style=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 100,504style=text-align:right 3[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spaanse Friezin Raquel Garcia (40) wil Europarlementariër worden. Leeuwarder Courant. 10 June 2023. nl.
  2. Web site: García Hermida in Europees Parlement. Sa24. 11 June 2024. nl.
  3. Web site: Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 28 July 2024 . PDF . 19 June 2024 . Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 . 17–18, 40 .