Marianne Mikko
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Marianne Mikko (born 26 September 1961) is an Estonian politician and former Member of the European Parliament and former Member of the Parliament of Estonia for the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1] Mikko was born in Võru.
In 2022, Mikko was elected to serve on the United Nations Committee of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) based in Geneva, Switzerland and she currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Committee.[2][3]
Before entering politics, Mikko worked as editor of Diplomaatia, a foreign and security policy monthly magazine, from 2003 to 2004.[4]
Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2009
Mikko was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2009. She served on the Committee on Culture and Education and on the Committee on Fisheries. In this capacity, she drafted the Parliament's 2008 own-initiative report on concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union.
In addition to her committee assignments, Mikko headed the Parliament's delegation to Moldova.[5]
