Varina Tjon-A-Ten

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Varina Tjon-A-Ten
PhD
Member of House of Representatives
In office
2003–2006
Personal details
Born (1952-11-29) November 29, 1952 (age 72)
Paramaribo, Colony of Surinam
Political party Labour Party

Varina Tjon-A-Ten (born 29 November 1952 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2003 to 2006. [1] She is currently a professor at The Hague University. [2]

Her paternal grandfather came from mainland China to Suriname, but she refers herself to as moksi watra (mixed blood): one of her great-grandmothers was a Brahmin Indian from British Guiana who married a Scot, and she also has Dutch and Jewish ancestry. Her family arrived in Rotterdam in 1964. [3]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Dr. V.Th. (Varina) Tjon-A-Ten". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ↑ Kartman, Alina (2021-07-06). "Menstruation, a taboo still difficult to break even in 2021". ST Network | Keep thinking. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ↑ Minderhout, Willem (2006). "Varina Tjon a Ten in het Ministerie van Koloniën". www.deleunstoel.nl. Retrieved 2024-12-03.


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