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 | St. Isidorushoeve | 1 April 1960
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Labour Party |
Occupation | Politician |
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.
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.
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.