Eva van Esch

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Esch, not Esch.

Van Esch in 2020

Eva Maria van Esch (born 12 May 1986 in Rossum) is a Dutch politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Party for the Animals (Dutch : Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) between 2019 and 2023. She previously served as the party's parliamentary leader in the Utrecht City Council. ^{[1] [2]} . Since March 2025 she serves as Alderman (wethouder) in the city of Arnhem. ^[3]

Political positions

Van Esch proposes that dogs should be allowed into hospitals to visit their owners’ deathbeds. They should also be permitted into funeral homes to say a last goodbye. ^[4] She favours tighter regulations for wood-burning. ^[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Eva van Esch

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2024	European Parliament		Party for the Animals	38 [a]	880	1	Lost	[6]

Notes

1. Van Esch participated as a lijstduwer .

References

1. "Animal party leader leaves parliament after 13 years". NL Times. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Utrechts raadslid neemt plek Marianne Thieme in Tweede Kamer over". De Utrechtse Internet Courant. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "College van Burgemeester en Wethouders" . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
4. "Partij voor de Dieren wil bezoekrecht honden aan overleden baas". Dogzine.nl (in Dutch). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
5. "Tweede Kamer vindt het te vroeg voor strengere regels houtstook". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 2 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
6. "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.

External links

• E.M. (Eva) van Esch, Parlement.com