Renske Leijten
Dutch politician (born 1979)
Renske Leijten
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Leijten in 2012
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office
30 November 2006 |
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Born |
Renske Maria Leijten
( 1979-03-17 ) 17 March 1979 (age 44) Leiden , Netherlands |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Relations | Married |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Haarlem , Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Groningen ( BA ) |
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Website | (in Dutch) Party website |
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Renske Maria Leijten (born 17 March 1979) is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party . She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2006. She focuses on matters of public health , quality of life and sports . From 6 February 2014 until 29 May 2014 she was temporarily absent due to maternity leave, she was first replaced by Tjitske Siderius , [1] and since 14 May 2014 by Henri Swinkels . [2]
Since 2005 she has been a member of SP's party executive committee. From 2005 to 2007 she was also chairwoman of SP's youth organization ROOD .
Leijten studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Groningen . She was raised Roman Catholic but is now agnostic . [3]
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ↑ "Tjitske Siderius in Tweede Kamer tijdelijk vervanger van Renske Leijten (SP)" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 6 February 2014 . Retrieved 24 February 2014 .
- ↑ "Henri Swinkels tijdelijk en Tjitske Siderius vast SP-Tweede Kamerlid" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 14 May 2014 . Retrieved 15 May 2014 .
- ↑ (in Dutch) Perdefinitie.nl biography
External links
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
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