Mirjam Bikker | |
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Leader of the Christian Union | |
Assumed office 17 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gert-Jan Segers |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
Leader of the Christian Union in the Senate | |
In office 11 June 2019 –31 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Roel Kuiper |
Succeeded by | Tineke Huizinga |
Senator of the Netherlands | |
In office 22 December 2016 –31 March 2021 | |
In office 9 June 2015 –1 September 2016 | |
Municipal councillor of Utrecht | |
In office 16 March 2006 –24 January 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mirjam Hannah Bikker 8 September 1982 Gouda,Netherlands |
Political party | Christian Union |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Utrecht |
Alma mater | Utrecht University (LLM,law) |
Occupation | Politician |
Mirjam Hannah Bikker (born 8 September 1982) is a Dutch politician who has served as the leader of the Christian Union since January 2023. She is also a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. She was previously elected to the municipal council of Utrecht in 2006 and Senate in 2015.
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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] She also spoke out against antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war. Upon Bikker's initiative, a statement was signed by most political parties speaking out against it, and a session about the topic was held at the prime minister's official residence amongst industry leaders. [6]
Mirjam Bikker is married, has three children and lives in Gouda. [7] She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).[ citation needed ]
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2010 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 19 | 297 | 5 | Lost | [8] | |
2012 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 31 | 298 | 5 | Lost | [9] | |
2021 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 3 | 8,519 | 5 | Won | [10] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 1 | 158,057 | 3 | Won | [11] |
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