Kartika Liotard

Kartika Tamara Liotard (June 26, 1971 – August 1, 2020)[1] was a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. She was formerly a member of the Socialist Party, was vice-chair of the EUL–NGL group, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Kartika Liotard

She was also a substitute member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya), and a substitute member for the delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Liotard was born in Voorburg, South Holland,[1] and studied law at Maastricht University. Before her election to the European Parliament, she worked as a legal advisor in the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.[2]

Liotard died in August 2020 at the age of 49. The EUL–NGL group released a statement stating "we fondly remember Kartika for her proud fight for human rights and environmental protection."[3]

Books
  • Kartika Liotard; Steven P. McGiffen (2010-02-15). Poisoned Spring: The EU and Water Privatisation. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-2788-4.

References
  1. "Mr. K.T. (Kartika) Liotard". Parlement.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. Macmillan Press, Kartika Liotard, accessed 20 June 2009
  3. "Voormalig SP-Europarlementariër Liotard overleden | Nederlands Dagblad". www.nd.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-17.


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