Hanneke Steen

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Hanneke Steen
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2025
Personal details
Born (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 42)
Party Christian Democratic Appeal

Hanneke Susan Steen [1] (Hengelo, 29 March 1983) [2] is a Dutch politician for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Since 12 November 2025, she has been a member of the House of Representatives. From 2022 to 2025, she served as an alderman in Hengelo, and before that, she was a councilor in the same municipality since 2014.

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Youth and early career

Steen was born and raised in Hengelo. [3] She studied clarinet for two years at the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. Afterward, she studied law and legal administrative sciences at the University of Groningen. [3] She interned at the Scientific Institute for the CDA. [4]

Steen began her career as a lawyer at a water board. [4] She worked for seven years at Rijkswaterstaat. [3] On 1 June 2020, Steen became the director of the National Signposting Service. [5]

Local politics

After the 2014 municipal elections, Steen became a municipal councilor in Hengelo in April 2014. [2] In 2018, she became the leader of the CDA in the council. [6]

In May 2022, Steen became an alderman in Hengelo, responsible for finance, mobility, talent, and citizen participation. [4] [7] In this role, she became regionally responsible for the accessibility of Twente. [4] In early October 2025, she resigned as alderman to focus on the campaign for the general elections. [8]

Member of the House of Representatives

For the 2023 Dutch general election, Steen was ninth on the CDA candidate list and contributed to the election manifesto. [6] Due to an electoral defeat for the party, she was not elected. [9] For the 2025 Dutch general election, she again contributed to the party manifesto and was second on the candidate list. [4] She was sworn in on 12 November 2025.

Personal life

Steen is married and has no children. [3] She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Actieve Tweede Kamerleden". Tweede Kamer. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. H.S. (Hanneke) Steen-Klok". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 van Raaij, Leo (5 September 2025). "Hanneke Steen (CDA) klaar voor Den Haag: 'Ik ga inzetten op Twente, maar geen onhaalbare beloftes doen'" [Hanneke Steen (CDA) ready for The Hague: 'I will focus on Twente, but won't make unrealistic promises']. Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hotse Smit, Pieter (15 October 2025). "De nummer 2 van het CDA hoopt straks in Den Haag de Nederlandse gemeenten weer krachtig te kunnen maken" [The number 2 of the CDA hopes to soon make Dutch municipalities strong again in The Hague]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Minkman, Saskia (19 May 2020). "Hengelose Hanneke Steen wordt baas van borden op de weg" [Hengelo's Hanneke Steen becomes boss of road signs]. Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 Baard, Lucien; Boesveld, Jelle (2 September 2023). "Hengelose wethouder 'aangenaam verrast' door plek op kieslijst van het CDA" [Hengelo alderman 'pleasantly surprised' by spot on CDA candidate list]. Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Minkman, Saskia (25 May 2022). "Wie zijn de nieuwe wethouders van Hengelo? Marie-José, Hanneke en Jacqueline stellen zich voor" [Who are the new aldermen of Hengelo? Marie-José, Hanneke, and Jacqueline introduce themselves]. Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Borgerink, Rutger (19 September 2025). "Hanneke Steen, nummer 2 van het CDA, stopt als wethouder in Hengelo" [Hanneke Steen, number 2 of the CDA, steps down as alderman in Hengelo]. Oost (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Beverdam, Gerard; van den Bovenkamp, Niels (21 March 2024). "The CDA lost a lot, but winning back voters is not the top priority. 'We are actually done with power'" [Het CDA verloor veel, maar kiezers terughalen is niet het hoogste doel. ‘We zijn juist klaar met de macht’]. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Blacquière, Jan (28 August 2025). "Wie is Hanneke Steen, de nieuwe nummer twee van het CDA? 'Ze zet zich in voor stad en kerk'" [Who is Hanneke Steen, the new number two of the CDA? 'She is committed to city and church']. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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