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Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 26 August 1951 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician and from 1994 to 2009 Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the Party of European Socialists group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a member of the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a member of the delegation to the EU–Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Career

Higher degree in history (Groningen State University, 1978)
Researcher on Foreign Affairs and Defence for the parliamentary PvdA group in the Second Chamber (1978–1987)
International Secretary and second Vice-Chairman of the PvdA (1987–1999)
Member of the European Parliament (1994–2009)
Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999–2004)
Member of the PSE bureau (since 2004)
Member of the Steering Committee of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity

v t e « 1989–1994 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1994–1999 » 1999–2004 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Hanja Maij-Weggen Peter Pex Wim van Velzen Bartho Pronk Arie Oostlander Jan Sonneveld Karla Peijs Ria Oomen-Ruijten Jim Janssen van Raaij Pam Cornelissen
Labour Party	Piet Dankert Leonie van Bladel Jan Marinus Wiersma Frits Castricum Hedy d'Ancona Wim van Velzen Maartje van Putten Alman Metten
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jessica Larive Jan Mulder Elly Plooij-van Gorsel Gijs de Vries Jan-Kees Wiebenga Florus Wijsenbeek Robert Jan Goedbloed
Democrats 66	Jan-Willem Bertens Johanna Boogerd-Quaak Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Doeke Eisma
SGP, GPV and RPF	Hans Blokland (GPV) Leen van der Waal (SGP) Rijk van Dam (RPF)
GreenLeft	Nel van Dijk Joost Lagendijk

v t e « 1994–1999 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1999–2004 » 2004–2009 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Albert Jan Maat Maria Martens Bert Doorn Hanja Maij-Weggen Wim van Velzen Bartho Pronk Arie Oostlander Karla Peijs Ria Oomen-Ruijten Peter Pex Cees Bremmer
Labour Party	Michiel van Hulten Joke Swiebel Ieke van den Burg Dorette Corbey Max van den Berg Jan Marinus Wiersma
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jules Maaten Toine Manders Jan Mulder Elly Plooij-van Gorsel Marieke Sanders-ten Holte Jan-Kees Wiebenga Herman Vermeer
GroenLinks	Theo Bouwman Kathalijne Buitenweg Joost Lagendijk Alexander de Roo
SGP, GPV and RPF	Bas Belder (SGP) Hans Blokland (GPV) Rijk van Dam (RPF)
Democrats 66	Lousewies van der Laan Bob van den Bos Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
Socialist Party	Erik Meijer

v t e « 1999–2004 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 2004–2009 » 2009–2014 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Bert Doorn Camiel Eurlings Esther de Lange Albert-Jan Maat Maria Martens Lambert van Nistelrooij Ria Oomen-Ruijten Joop Post Cornelis Visser Corien Wortmann-Kool
Labour Party	Max van den Berg Thijs Berman Emine Bozkurt Ieke van den Burg Jan Cremers Dorette Corbey Lily Jacobs Edith Mastenbroek Jan Marinus Wiersma
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Jules Maaten Toine Manders Jan Mulder
GroenLinks	Kathalijne Buitenweg Joost Lagendijk
Europe Transparent	Paul van Buitenen Els de Groen
Socialist Party	Kartika Liotard Erik Meijer
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party	Hans Blokland (Christian Union) Bas Belder (Reformed Political Party)
Democrats 66	Sophie in 't Veld
Independent (members who left their parties)	Els de Groen

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