Mikal Tseggai

Mikal Tseggai
Mikal Tseggai in 2021
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Personal details
Born	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 30) Haarlem, Netherlands
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Utrecht University

Mikal Tseggai (born 2 February 1995) is a Dutch politician representing the Labour Party who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election. ^[1] Her focus has been on vocational education, media, gambling, sex work, human trafficking, and social integration. ^[2]

She was born to parents who were refugees from Eritrea who fled during the Eritrean War of Independence. ^[3]

House committee assignments

• Committee for Justice and Security
• Committee for Education, Culture and Science ^[4]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Mikal Tseggai

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Labour Party	17	4,841	9	Lost	[5]
2023	House of Representatives		GroenLinks–PvdA	20	7,035	25	Won	[6]
2025	House of Representatives		GroenLinks–PvdA	25

References

1. "M. (Mikal) Tseggai". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
2. "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
3. rebeccalamping (21 November 2023). "Student and aspiring Member of Parliament Mikal Tseggai: 'Even if you prefer not to engage in politics, politics will engage with you.'". Erasmus Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
4. "Mikal Tseggai". House of Representatives . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
5. "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 111–130, 232. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
6. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 23–31, 199. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

See also

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present