Kim van Sparrentak

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Kim van Sparrentak
MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
for Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 36)
Party GroenLinks (2012–present)

Kimberly van Sparrentak [1] (born 16 October 1989 [2] ) is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the GroenLinks political party since 2019. [2]

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She co-wrote legislation that limited the influence of major tech companies and that granted municipalities greater discretion in regulating which properties can be rented out for short-term homestays through platforms such as Airbnb. [3]

Van Sparrentak was re-elected in June 2024 as the fourth candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list, which received a plurality in the Netherlands of eight seats. [4] She is focused on digital affairs and LGBTQIA+ rights. [5]

Personal life

Van Sparrentak is a lesbian. [6]

She was born in Vlissingen. [7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Kim van Sparrentak
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2019 European Parliament GroenLinks 7 32,5053Won [8]
2024 European Parliament GroenLinks–PvdA 4 128,3368Won [4]

References

  1. ↑ "MEPs". European Greens. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Home | Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 October 1989.
  3. ↑ Nijenhuis, Hans (4 June 2024). "De ene Nederlander kreeg de afgelopen vijf jaar echt iets voor elkaar in Brussel, de ander helemaal niks" [Some Dutch MEPs had tangible achievements in the past five years, others did not]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 "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. 11–12, 35. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kim van Sparrentak". GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kim van Sparrentak". Rainbowvote.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Strona główna | Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Posłowie do PE | Parlament Europejski". www.europarl.europa.eu (in Polish). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Europees Parlement 23 mei 2019" [European Parliament 23 May 2019]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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