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Our Elected EU News

Monday, 12 October 2026

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Members

Sander SMIT

Member of the European Parliament

Country of election: Netherlands

Memberships in the current term

Memberships are shown with their recorded role and dates. This keeps a past body from being presented as a current affiliation.

Political group

National party

  • BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB)National party · Role: Member · 16 July 2024 – present

Committees

  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)Committee · Role: Member · 19 July 2024 – 19 January 2025
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)Committee · Role: Member substitute · 19 July 2024 – 10 March 2026
  • Committee on Fisheries (PECH)Committee · Role: Member · 19 July 2024 – 22 July 2024
  • Committee on Fisheries (PECH)Committee · Role: Chair vice · 23 July 2024 – 10 March 2026
  • Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)Committee · Role: Member · 20 January 2025 – 10 March 2026
  • Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)Special committee · Role: Member substitute · 23 January 2025 – 10 March 2026
  • Committee on Fisheries (PECH)Committee · Role: Member substitute · 11 March 2026 – present
  • Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)Committee · Role: Member · 11 March 2026 – present
  • Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)Committee · Role: Member substitute · 11 March 2026 – present

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU)Delegation · Role: Member · 16 July 2024 – 10 March 2026
  • Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL)Delegation · Role: Member substitute · 19 September 2024 – 10 March 2026
  • Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA)Delegation · Role: Member substitute · 26 March 2026 – present
  • Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DPAC)Parliamentary assembly delegation · Role: Member · 27 April 2026 – present
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP)Parliamentary assembly delegation · Role: Member · 27 April 2026 – present

Voting record

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal