Hanneke Steen | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1983 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Hanneke Steen (Hengelo, 29 March 1983) [1] 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.
Steen was born and raised in Hengelo. [2] 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. [2] She interned at the Scientific Institute for the CDA. [3]
Steen began her career as a lawyer at a water board. [3] She worked for seven years at Rijkswaterstaat. [2] On 1 June 2020, Steen became the director of the National Signposting Service. [4]
After the 2014 municipal elections, Steen became a municipal councilor in Hengelo in April 2014. [1] In 2018, she became the leader of the CDA in the council. [5]
In May 2022, Steen became an alderman in Hengelo, responsible for finance, mobility, talent, and citizen participation. [3] [6] In this role, she became regionally responsible for the accessibility of Twente. [3] In early October 2025, she resigned as alderman to focus on the campaign for the general elections. [7]
For the 2023 Dutch general election, Steen was ninth on the CDA candidate list and contributed to the election manifesto. [5] Due to an electoral defeat for the party, she was not elected. [8] For the 2025 Dutch general election, she again contributed to the party manifesto and was second on the candidate list. [3] She was sworn in on 12 November 2025.
Steen is married and has no children. [2] She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. [9]