Eva Akerboom

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Eva Akerboom
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Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
In office
27 September 2023 –5 December 2023

Eva Suzanne Akerboom (born 12 March 1992) is a Dutch politician for the Party for the Animals (PvdD).

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Early life and education

Akerboom was born on 12 March 1992 in Lisse, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. She attended grammar school at Fioretti College. Afterwards, she studied the bachelor programme political science from 2010 to 2013 and the master programme global environment governance from 2013 to 2014 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. [1]

Career

She became involved with the Party for the Animals in 2010 as a volunteer for the then House of Representatives elections. From 2013 to 2016, Akerboom was national chairman of the PvdD youth organization PINK!. She was a communications officer at the party office and since 2015 a faction employee at the Amsterdam City Council, with animal welfare and the energy transition in the built environment in her portfolio, among other things. [2]

In the House of Representatives elections of 15 March 2017, Akerboom came in twelfth place on the PvdD candidate list, which was not enough to be directly elected. From 16 October 2018 to 4 February 2019, she was a member of the House of Representatives in a temporary vacancy due to the maternity leave of Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen. [2] During her membership of the House of Representatives, she was the youngest sitting member of the House of Representatives. [3]

In the House of Representatives elections of 17 March 2021, Akerboom came in seventh place on the PvdD candidate list, which was not enough to be directly elected. Akerboom then continued to work in the communications department of the House of Representatives faction. From 13 October 2022 to 1 February 2023, she was a temporary Member of Parliament, this time due to illness leave of party leader Esther Ouwehand. [4] [5] From 10 May 2023 to 11 August 2023 she was again a temporary Member of Parliament, this time due to Leonie Vestering's sick leave. Akerboom was yet again installed on 27 September 2023 in the vacancy created by Vestering's resignation on 26 September 2023. [2]

Personal life

Akerboom is a vegan. [6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Eva Akerboom
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2017 House of Representatives Party for the Animals 122,5865Lost [lower-alpha 1] [7]
2021 House of RepresentativesParty for the Animals710,1036Lost [lower-alpha 1] [8]
2023 House of RepresentativesParty for the Animals 5 7,0643Lost [9]
2024 European Parliament Party for the Animals 37 [lower-alpha 2] 6261Lost [10]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Akerboom was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
  2. ↑ Akerboom participated as a lijstduwer .

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References

  1. ↑ "Eva Akerboom". Tweedemonitor (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "E.S. (Eva) Akerboom M.Sc". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Eva Akerboom (26) uit Lisse beëdigd als jongste Tweede Kamerlid". Omroep West (in Dutch). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Akerboom benoemd als tijdelijk lid Tweede Kamer". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Eva Akerboom beëdigd als PvdD-kamerlid". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Van Geuns, Max (5 March 2018). "Op deze jongeren kan je stemmen voor een frisse wind in Amsterdam". Red Pers (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 128–129. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 135–136. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "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. 105–106. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 19–20, 41. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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