Agnes Joseph

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Agnes Joseph
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
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Born (1980-04-15) 15 April 1980 (age 44)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party New Social Contract

Agnes Scarlet Joseph (born 15 April 1980) is a Dutch politician from the New Social Contract who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election. [1] Her focus is on pensions, financial markets, elderly and disabled care, and mental health. [2]

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She described Dutch pension reforms passed in the previous term as disastrous, and she called the transfer of existing pension fund assets to the new system an infringement on property rights. [3] [4] When NSC entered the governing coalition, no commitments were made about pension policy, but the coalition parties decided not to introduce any proposals before January 2025. That month, after the reforms had been enacted by the first pension funds, Joseph introduced an amendment, co-sponsored by party leader Pieter Omtzigt and Henk Vermeer of the Farmer–Citizen Movement, that would require participants of pension funds to approve the move of existing assets to the new system through a referendum. [3] [5]

House committee assignments

Electoral history

Electoral history of Agnes Joseph
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 8 2,34820Won [7]

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References

  1. "Drs. A.S. (Agnes) Joseph". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Von Piekartz, Hessel (21 January 2025). "NSC en BBB komen met voorstel voor pensioenreferenda, haalbaarheid onzeker" [NSC and BBB come with proposal for pension referendums, feasibility uncertain]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. Wozak, Marine (30 May 2024). "Nieuwe coalitie laat 'vrije kwestie' pensioen voorlopig rusten" [New coalition puts pension plans, not covered by the coalition agreement, on hold]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. Bosius, Roel (21 January 2025). "NSC komt met voorstel voor referenda over nieuw pensioenstelsel" [NSC introduces propsal for referendums about new pension system]. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. "Agnes Joseph". House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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