Anita Pijpelink

Anita Pijpelink
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2023
Personal details
Born	(1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 50) Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands
Political party	Labour

Anita Pijpelink (born 7 October 1974) is a Dutch politician representing the Labour Party who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election. ^[1] She was formerly a member of the Provincial Council of Zeeland, and she has been a history teacher for 20 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Pijpelink is her party's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, and she serves as vice-chair of the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

House committee assignments

• Committee for Education, Culture and Science
• Parliamentary committee of inquiry into COVID-19 (vice chair) ^[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Anita Pijpelink

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		GroenLinks–PvdA	22	12,340	25	Won	[7]
2025	House of Representatives		GroenLinks–PvdA	26

References

1. "Anita Pijpelink". PvdA Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
2. "Bloemen en emoties bij vertrek Anita Pijpelink". www.omroepzeeland.nl (in Dutch). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
3. Du Pré, Raoul (27 March 2024). "De boodschap aan de Tweede Kamer klinkt luid en breed gedragen: 'Het leesplezier moet terug in de klas'" [A loud and broadly-supported message to the House of Representatives: 'The joy of reading should return to classrooms']. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
5. "Parlementaire enquête naar corona van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commences]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. "Anita Pijpelink". House of Representatives . Retrieved 27 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. 23–31, 199. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

See also

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present