Willemijn Aerdts

Willemijn Aerdts
Aerdts in 2025
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2023
Personal details
Born	Wilhelmina Johanna Maria Aerdts 21 April 1983 (1983-04-21) (age 42)
Political party	Democrats 66
Alma mater	Utrecht University Leiden University
Occupation	Politician, scientist

Wilhelmina Johanna Maria "Willemijn" Aerdts (born 21 April 1983) is a Dutch politician and scientist who has been a member of the Senate on behalf of Democrats 66 since 13 June 2023. She is also a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at the Campus The Hague of Leiden University.

Career

Scientific career

Aerdts obtained her master's degree in International Relations in Historical Perspective from Utrecht University and subsequently obtained an LLM in International Public Law. ^[1] At Leiden University she worked on her PhD on the supervision of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service and the AIVD. ^[2] In May 2023, her book Diensten met geheimen was published. ^[3]

Politics

Between 2021 and 2023, Aerdts was the chair of the Els Borst network of D66. ^[4]

She was subsequently in second place on the D66 candidate list for the 2023 Senate elections. ^[5] After being elected in the 2023 Dutch Senate election, she has been a member of the Senate since 13 June 2023. ^[6]

Bibliography

• 2023: Diensten met geheimen: Hoe de AIVD en MIVD Nederland veilig houden, Ambo|Anthos.

External links

• Profiel op de website van de Universiteit Leiden
• Aerdts op Parlement.com

References

1. "Over Willemijn Aerdts". Willemijn Aerdts (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
2. "Expert AIVD: 'Wel degelijk dreiging vanuit Cornelius Haga Lyceum'". Algemeen Dagblad. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. "Diensten met geheimen". Universiteit Leiden . Retrieved 2023-06-19.
4. "Willemijn Aerdts". D66. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
5. "Kandidaten Eerste Kamer". D66. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
6. "Mr.drs. W.J.M. (Willemijn) Aerdts". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-19.

See also

• List of members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027