Feleknas Uca is a member of the European Parliament for the left German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). She was at one time the world's only Yazidi parliamentarian, until the Iraqi legislature was elected in 2005. The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Party of Democratic Socialism is a political party in India; see Party of Democratic Socialism (India) the former name of a German political party; see Left Party (Germany). ... Malak Ta’us The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish; Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Feleknas Uca MEP (© European Parliament, used with permission)

Feleknas Uca was born on 17 September 1976, in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany of Turkish-Kurd parents. She graduated from Comprehensive School in Celle before taking an apprenticeship as a doctor's assistant, and completed her Abitur by distance learning. Feleknas Uca MEP, copyright European Parliament used with permission File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Celle Celle is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... A comprehensive school is a secondary school that accepts school students or pupils of all abilities, as opposed to a grammar school which depends on a system of selection. ... Map of Germany showing Celle Celle is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Abitur (official term in Germany: allgemeine Hochschulreife) is the word commonly used in Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling (Britain: A-levels). ...

In 1999, aged 22, she was elected to the European Parliament from the sixth and last successful place on the PDS national list. In the 5th European Parliament (1999-2004), she sat on the Parliament's committees on Culture, Education and the Media and Equal Opportunities. She maintained close links with far left groups in Turkey and, in particular, Kurdish nationalist groups. She was a member of the EU-Turkey joint parliamentary committee, and was an outspoken supporter of jailed Turkish-Kurd politician Leyla Zana. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leyla Zana is a female Kurdish human-rights activist in Turkey, who was imprisoned for speaking Kurdish in the Turkish parliament. ...

In the PDS' selection of candidates for elections to the 6th European Parliament (2004-2009), Uca slipped to seventh place on the PDS national list, putting her seat under severe pressure. However, in the elections, the PDS secured a slightly increased share of the vote and she was returned, again in the last successful place. 2009 by topic 2009 (MMIX) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ...

Feleknas Uca is unmarried and lives in Celle.

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