Brigitte van der Burg

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Brigitte van der Burg
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 November 2006 23 March 2017
Personal details
Born (1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 60)
Tanga, Tanzania
NationalityDutch
Political party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
OccupationPolitician

Brigitte Ingrid van der Burg (born 7 April 1961 in Tanga, Tanzania) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. [1] She focused on matters of the Dutch Royal House, local government finance, youth policy, organization of the Dutch government, consultancy and Kingdom relations.

Van der Burg studied human geography with a specialization in developing countries at Utrecht University.

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References

  1. "Dr. B.I. (Brigitte) van der Burg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.