– 2 0 1 0 ▁V aut mans ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁Open ▁V ld ▁group ▁leader ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁ 2 0 1 4 – present ▁V aut mans ▁became ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁as ▁successor ▁to ▁Ann em ie ▁N ey ts - U yt te bro e ck , ▁who ▁res igned ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁V aut mans ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁( AF ET ), ▁the ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Security ▁and ▁Def ence ▁( SE DE ) ▁and ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁NAT O ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁committee ▁assign ments , ▁V aut mans ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁Inter group ▁on ▁L GB T ▁Rights ; ▁the ▁El ie ▁Wies el ▁Network ▁of ▁Parliament ari ans ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Gen o cide ▁and ▁Mass ▁At roc ities ▁and ▁against ▁Gen o cide ▁Den ial ; ▁the ▁M EP s ▁Again st ▁Can cer