Vera Bergkamp
Vera Bergkamp | |
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| President of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Khadija Arib |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2012 | |
| Member of district council Amsterdam Centre | |
| In office March 2010 – September 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vera Alida Bergkamp 1 June 1971 (aged 55) Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (D66) |
| Residence | Amsterdam |
| Alma mater | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Free University Amsterdam |
| Website | www.parlement.com |
Vera Alida Bergkamp (born 1 June 1971) is a Dutch politician. She is a member of Democrats 66 (D66) and has been president of the House of Representatives since April 2021.
Bergkamp studied human resource management at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and public administration and political science at the Free University Amsterdam.[1]
She had several jobs in the field of organization and management, among other things as a human resource manager at the Social Insurance Bank. Besides, she was chairwoman of LGBT rights organization COC Netherlands.[1]
From March 2010 to September 2012, she was a member of district council Amsterdam Centre.
On 20 September 2012, she was sworn in into the House of Representatives. As an MP she is engaged in long-term care, COVID-19, regulation of hemp cultivation, and family law, especially LGBT rights.
On 7 April 2021, she was elected president of the House of Representatives, defeating incumbent president Khadija Arib (Labour Party) and challenger Martin Bosma (Party for Freedom).[2]
Vera Bergkamp is from paternal side of Moroccan origin and was born and is still living in Amsterdam. She is a lesbian and married to a woman; together they two daughters.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography at Tweedekamer.nl. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Vera Bergkamp elected President of the House, Dutch House of Representatives, 7 April 2021
- ↑ Dutch lower house elects Vera Bergkamp as new chair, NL Times, 7 April 2021
Other websites
Template:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–present