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Harmelen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km east of Woerden.
Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name Burger related to Burchard. Notable people with the surname include:
Van den Berg is a Dutch-language toponymic surname meaning "of/from the mountain/slope". With 58,562 people carrying the name, it was the fourth most common surname in The Netherlands in 2007. Variants are Van de Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Berge. Van den Bergh, Van den Berghe and Van den Berghen. Anglicised forms are generally agglutinated and variably capitalized, e.g. "Vandenberg". The abbreviated form is "v.d. Berg". People with the surname include:
Margrietha Voskuilen is a Dutch curler from the Curling Club Utrecht. She currently plays third for the Dutch national team.
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning green. The name may refer to:
Fredrik "Fred" Teeven is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
Van Houten is a Dutch toponymic surname.
Peter Van Miltenburg is a former Australian sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres.
Khadija Arib is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands since 12 December 2015. She was formally elected on 13 January 2016 but had already served as Acting Speaker since the resignation of Anouchka van Miltenburg on 12 December 2015. Arib became a member of the House of Representatives following the Dutch general election, 1998 and has been reelected since, with a brief interruption between 2006 and 2007.
Van Leeuwen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Leeuwen". In 2007, 27819 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the 18th most common name there.. There are two places named Leeuwen in Gelderland and two in Limburg (near Roermond and near Reuver. Considering the frequency of the name and the small size of these places, it has been speculated that people from the city of Leuven may have come to be called "van Leeuwen" as well. Although translated as "lions" in modern Dutch, the place name may be explained originated from Germanic hlaiw, meaning mound. The name appeared in records since the 13th-century in South Holland. People with this surname include:
Van Rooy or Van Rooij is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Rooij" was a local term for many towns ending with "rode" or "roij", like Nistelrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Stramproy and Wanroij. This suffix itself means "a clearing made by men". People with this surname include:
Adrianus Gerardus (Gerard) Schouw is a Dutch corporate director and former politician. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) he was an MP from 17 June 2010 till 31 July 2015. He focused on matters of the European Union, democracy, judiciary and the right of asylum. He has been replaced by Fatma Koşer Kaya. Since 1 August 2015 he has been CEO of Nefarma.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is one of the 150 members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, elected to lead the meetings of the House. They are also chairing the Presidium and the Procedure Committee. Prior to the 1982 constitutional revision, the Speaker was appointed by the Crown.
Van der Werff, Van der Werf, or Van de Werf are Dutch toponymic surnames, originally meaning "from the yard". Notable people with the surname include:
Van 't Hof and Van 't Hoff are Dutch toponymic surnames meaning "from the homestead". Other variants are Van Hoff, Van den Hof, Van der Hoff, Van't Hof and Vanthof. Notable people with these surnames include:
Van der Burg is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress / stronghold". Variations are Van de Burg, Van den Brug, Van den Burgh and Van der Burgh. Anglicized versions of these names show a variety of agglutinations and capitalizations. Notable people with the surname include:
The 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives election was called to elect the new Speaker of the House of Representatives after incumbent Anouchka van Miltenburg of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) had resigned on 12 December 2015. Van Miltenburg who had been the Speaker since 25 September 2012 resigned after increasing criticism on her performance as Speaker. Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA) who had been a Member of the House of Representatives from 19 May 1998 until 30 November 2006 and again since 1 March 2007 beat Ton Elias of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been a Member of the House of Representatives since 18 December 2008.
