Feleknas Uca
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.
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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.
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.
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.
As of 2006, Feleknas Uca is unmarried and lives in Celle.
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