Angelien Eijsink

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Angelien Eijsink
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Eijsink in 2016
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 January 2003 –23 March 2017
Personal details
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960 (age 64)
St. Isidorushoeve
NationalityDutch
Political party Labour Party
OccupationPolitician
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Angeline Maria Catharina (Angelien) Eijsink (born 1 April 1960) [1] is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and educator. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 30 January 2003 and 23 March 2017. [2] She focused on matters of the Dutch defense.

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Life and career

Career diplomat, 1995–2003

From 1995, Eijsink was a career diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among other positions, she held the position of Head of the Southern Africa Division of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department.

Member of Parliament, 2003–2017

Eijsink was a Member of the Dutch House of Representatives since the 2003 national elections. Since 2013, she served as chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She also was a member of the committees on Defence, European Affairs, Public Expenditure, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Housing and the Central Government Sector, and Kingdom Relations.

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References

  1. ↑ Sint Isidorushoeve is a village in the municipality of Haaksbergen.
  2. ↑ "Drs. A.M.C. (Angelien) Eijsink" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.


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