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Beatriz Becerra
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Beatriz Becerra
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 2019 |
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Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea
14 November 1966 Madrid, Spain |
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| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation | Politician Businesswoman Teacher Writer |
Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea (born 14 November 1966) is a Spanish writer and politician. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019.
While in the European Parliament, Beatriz Becerra was the vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. She was also a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE).
From 2009 to 2014, she worked on the board of directors for the political party Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD). She was in charge of the party's communications. In 2014, she was elected as an MEP after joining the UPyD list.
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About Beatriz Becerra
Beatriz Becerra finished her studies in Industrial Psychology in 1989. She graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid. She also earned a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management.
Her Career Before Politics
From 1989 to 2005, Beatriz worked in the TV and film industry. She worked for big companies like CBS and Buena Vista International Spain. This company is part of The Walt Disney Company.
From 1998 to 2005, she worked at Sony Pictures Entertainment. There, she became the Director of Marketing and Sales for Spain and Portugal. She also worked for Action Against Hunger, an organization that helps people. She was also a consultant for Discovery Networks.
Besides her business career, she taught at universities. She taught postgraduate studies from 1998 to 2014. She taught at Villanueva University Center and Comillas Pontifical University.
Beatriz as a Writer
Beatriz Becerra is also a writer. She has published three novels. These books are Las criadas de Caifás, La reina del Plata, and La estirpe de los niños infelices.
Joining Politics
Beatriz Becerra did not have a political background before 2008. In that year, she joined Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD). This is a Spanish political party that started in 2007.
In 2009, she was chosen to be part of the party's main leadership team. For the next four and a half years, she managed the party's communications.
In 2014, she ran in the European Parliament elections. Her party, UPyD, received enough votes to win four seats. Beatriz Becerra became a Member of the European Parliament. UPyD joined a group called the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.
In 2016, Beatriz Becerra decided to leave UPyD. She felt the party was no longer helping society as it should. She continued to serve as an independent MEP. This means she was not part of a specific party, but still worked with the ALDE group.
Her Work in the European Parliament
As an MEP, Beatriz Becerra joined several important committees. These included the Committees on Employment and Social Affairs, Women's Rights and Gender Equality, and Petitions. Later, she also joined the Development Committee. She became the vice-chair of the Human Rights subcommittee.
She also worked with other countries. She was part of delegations that worked with Latin American countries and Mexico. She was also a substitute member for relations with Japan.
Key Focus Areas
Beatriz Becerra's work in parliament focused on several important topics. These included:
- Protecting human rights.
- Promoting gender equality (equal rights for men and women).
- Helping with economic and social development.
- Making sure people can get important medicines.
- Supporting new businesses and entrepreneurs.
Supporting Human Rights Activists
In 2016, she suggested Nadia Murad Basee for the Sakharov Prize. Nadia Murad is an activist from the Yazidi community. This prize is given to people who fight for freedom of thought. The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar.
In September 2016, Beatriz Becerra launched a platform called AWARE. This stands for Alliance of Women Against Radicalization and Extremism. It is a network that studies how people become extreme in their views. It also works to prevent this, especially from a woman's point of view.
She also worked on a report about mental health and gender equality. This report highlighted the need to consider gender when studying and treating mental health issues.
International Relations
Beatriz Becerra was a strong supporter of the opposition in Venezuela. She worked to get political prisoners released from the government of Nicolás Maduro. She was even criticized by members of the Venezuelan government for her work. In 2018, she visited Cúcuta, a city in Colombia near Venezuela. She went there to see the situation of Venezuelan refugees.
She also joined a team of MEPs working on Brexit. This was about the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Her main goal was to protect the rights of Europeans living in the UK and British people living in the EU.
In 2017, she asked the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, about Catalonia. He confirmed that if Catalonia became a new state, it would automatically leave the European Union. The European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, also agreed. He said that actions against a country's constitution are against EU law.
In July 2018, Beatriz Becerra announced her new book. It is called Eres liberal y no lo sabes (You are Liberal and You Don't Know It). She described it as a book about a modern and open type of liberalism.
See also
In Spanish: Beatriz Becerra para niños
