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{{short description|Dutch politician (born 1949)}}
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| name                = Els de Groen
| image               = Els de Groen (1987).jpg
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| office = [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]]
| term_start          = 2004
| term_end            = 2009
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| birth_name          = Elly Kouwenhoven
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'''Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɛli də ɣruŋ ˈkʌuə(n)ˌɦoːvə(n)}};{{efn|''Groen'' in isolation: {{IPA|nl|ˈɣrun|}}.}} {{nee|'''Kouwenhoven'''}}; born 23 December 1949), generally known as '''Els de Groen''', is a Dutch author and politician, who served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] 2004–2009. She was a member of [[Europe Transparent]], which sat with the [[The Greens–European Free Alliance|Greens/EFA]] [[European Parliament party groups|party group]]. As an MEP, she was a member of the [[European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs|Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]] and the [[European Parliament Committee on Petitions|Committee on Petitions]], as well as a member of the delegation to the [[European Union|EU]]&ndash;[[Bulgaria]] Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of [[Southeast Europe]].

==Career==
* Senior secondary teaching certificate
* French teacher (1970–1975)
* Writer, essayist and commentator
* Literary reviewer, children's books (1985–1992)
* Editor of the [[Algemeen Dagblad]]'s children's newspaper (1986–1989)
* Has worked for 20 years on news magazines
* Author of various works of fiction and non-fiction for adults
* Her work over the last 20 years has placed a strong emphasis on [[Eastern Europe]]
* Unpaid adviser to the Dutch foundation '[[Romani people|Roma]]-Emancipatie' in [[Oss]] (since 2002)
* Various literary awards

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.elsdegroen.nl/}}
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28265 European Parliament biography]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/bio/16060 Parlement.com biography]
* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28265_05-07-2004.PDF|nl}}

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