Mirjam Bikker

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Mirjam Bikker
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Bikker in 2023
Leader of the Christian Union
Assumed office
17 January 2023

Bikker grew up in Moordrecht and Nunspeet; she attended her secondary education in Elburg. She studied law at Utrecht University and specialised in constitutional and administrative law. As a student she was also chairwoman of Sola Scriptura, a local student society belonging to the Reformed CSFR.

From 2006 to 2013, she was a member of the municipal council of the city of Utrecht, as well as also group chairwoman. In 2007, she received national attention by protesting against a woman in a golden bikini on a big poster in the centre of Utrecht. [1] From 2008 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2015, she was a policy assistant to the Christian Union group in the House of Representatives. In 2015, she joined the Senate. In 2019, she became group chairwoman, succeeding Roel Kuiper.

In 2021, she was elected to the House of Representatives. She was mentioned as a potential minister in the formation phase of the Fourth Rutte cabinet. [2] On 17 January 2023 Bikker became the leader of the Christian Union, [3] becoming the first female leader of the party. [4] A motion by Bikker was passed in early 2024 compelling Minister Franc Weerwind to make a spending cap on online gambling more stringent. [5]

Personal life

Mirjam Bikker is married, has three children and lives in Gouda. [6] She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).[ citation needed ]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Mirjam Bikker
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2010 House of Representatives Christian Union 192975Lost [7]
2012 House of RepresentativesChristian Union312985Lost [8]
2021 House of RepresentativesChristian Union38,5195Won [9]
2023 House of RepresentativesChristian Union1158,0573Won [10]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) "ChristenUnie tegen poster met bikini", NRC Handelsblad , 4 April 2007.
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) "Zijn er ‘frisse’ gezichten te vinden voor het nieuwe kabinet?", Trouw , 4 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wie is Mirjam Bikker, de nieuwe ChristenUnie-leider? 'Slim en betrouwbaar'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Mirjam Bikker officieel fractievoorzitter van de ChristenUnie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Kamer wil dat kabinet voor zomer online gokken aan banden legt" [House wants cabinet to impose restraints on online gambling before summer]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ↑ admin (2023-11-02). "Bikker M.H. (CU)". www.tweedekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "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. 131–132. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "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. 109–110. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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