Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland,Netherlands across the IJmeer from Amsterdam.
The University of Amsterdam is a public research university located in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities,it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlands still in operation.
The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. The PvdD was founded in 2002 as a single-issue party for animal rights,opposing animal cruelty and the treatment of animals in agriculture. The party then developed into a left-wing,ecological party.
Maria Bernadina (Marijke) Vos is a Dutch politician.
Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and librarian.
Else "Els" Borst-Eilers was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and physician. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.
The fourth Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 2006. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Jan Peter Balkenende serving as prime minister. Labour Leader Wouter Bos served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance while Social Christian Leader AndréRouvoet served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio for Health,Welfare and Sport.
Guus "Guusje" ter Horst is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and psychologist. She is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Dutch Shell since 1 January 2013 and chairwoman of the supervisory board of the Institute for Sound and Vision since 11 July 2011.
Mariëtte "Jet" Bussemaker is a retired Dutch politician. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA),she served as Minister of Education,Culture and Science from 5 November 2012 to 26 October 2017 in the Second Rutte cabinet. She has been a professor of Science,Policy,Social Impact and Healthcare at Leiden University since 1 July 2018.
Lodewijk Frans Asscher is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2016 to 2021 and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.
Schelto Patijn [ˈsxɛɫtoːpɑˈtɛin] was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. After serving as an elected member of the Dutch and subsequently European Parliament,he served as Queen's Commissioner in the Province of South Holland from 16 June 1984 until 1 June 1994 when he stepped down to become Mayor of Amsterdam,he served from 1 June 1994 until 1 January 2001.
Mei Li Vos is a Dutch politician,former trade unionist and editorialist. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA),she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1 March 2007 to 17 June 2010 and again from 20 September 2012 until 23 March 2017. She has been a member of the Senate since 11 June 2019,serving as parliamentary leader of the PvdA group until 2023,and First Vice-President of the Senate since then.
Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales was a Dutch politician and social worker. Born in Arnhem,she received a degree in education from the University of Amsterdam and worked in social services before her career in politics. She became a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) in 1968 and was appointed State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Van Agt II cabinet,a position that she held between 1981 and 1982. Dales was a member of the House of Representatives between 1981 and 1987 and mayor of Nijmegen between 1987 and 1989. She was the Minister of the Interior in the Lubbers III cabinet from 1989 and 1994.
Agnes Jongerius is a Dutch trade unionist and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands since July 2014. She is a member of the Labour Party,part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Between 1987 and 2012 she worked for the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging,a trade union federation. She was chair of the federation between 2005 and 2012.
Joyce Juanita Sylvester is a Dutch politician and administrator. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA),she served as a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2015.
Johanna Elisabeth Anna Maria "Jopie" Nooren is a Dutch occupational therapist,university professor,and politician. She is a member of the Labour Party and was a member of the Senate between 9 June 2015 and 1 March 2021.
Esther-Mirjam Sent is a Dutch economist,academic researcher,university professor,and politician. She has been the chairwoman of the Labour Party since 2021. Before that,she was a member of the Senate from 7 June 2011 to 7 October 2021.
Anna Elisabeth (Liesbeth) Ribbius Peletier was a socialist feminist Dutch politician.
Songül Mutluer is a Dutch politician,serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2022. She is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and has served as a Zaanstad municipal council member and alderwoman for fifteen years before. Having studied law,Mutluer has also worked as a legal professional and taught law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Anne Maria Catharina (Annemarie) Goedmakers is a Dutch ecologist and politician of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA).
