Wytske Postma | |
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![]() Postma in 2020 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
In office 5 June 2019 –30 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hoorn,Netherlands | 16 April 1977
Political party | New Social Contract (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Appeal (2002–2023) |
Wytske Liselotte Postma (born 16 April 1977) is a Dutch politician from the New Social Contract who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election. She is the party's spokesperson for climate,energy,economic affairs,mining,and aviation. [1] She previously served as a Member of Parliament for the Christian Democratic Appeal from 2019 to 2021. [2]
In 2023,she was appointed acting chair of the Infrastructure and Water Management Committee. At Postma's urging,State Secretary Jurgen Nobel promised to extend a scheme reimbursing energy costs for low-income households,established in response to the global energy crisis,into 2025. However,Nobel failed to reach an agreement with energy suppliers and civil society organizations about its funding. [3]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2017 | House of Representatives | Christian Democratic Appeal | 22 | 1,779 | 19 | Lost [a] | [4] | |
2021 | House of Representatives | Christian Democratic Appeal | 19 | 3,131 | 15 | Lost | [5] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 11 | 1,169 | 20 | Won | [6] |
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