Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan | |
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| Member of theHouse of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 31 March 2015 – 31 March 2021 | |
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| Born | (1973-09-18)18 September 1973 (age 52) Rijswijk, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Alma mater | The Hague University of Applied Sciences |
Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan (born 18 September 1973) is a Dutch politician, she has been a member of theHouse of Representatives of the Netherlands for thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 31 March 2015, when she replacedKlaas Dijkhoff who took up a position as State Secretary in the cabinet.[1] Previously she was alderman inOnderbanken between 2010 and 2012 and inMeerssen between 2013 and 2014.[2]
Nijkerken-de Haan studied policy, governance and management atThe Hague University of Applied Sciences. She worked as a staff and freelance advisor at theAcademic Hospital Maastricht between 2000 and 2010.[2]
Nijkerken-de Haan became member of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy in 2009. Between April 2010 and April 2012 she was alderman inOnderbanken.[2] She left as alderman when the local coalition with theChristian Democratic Appeal broke down.[3] In May 2013 she took up the same position inMeerssen, where she left after themunicipal elections of 2014.[2][3]
In theparliamentary elections of 2012 Nijkerken-de Haan occupied place 52 on the candidate list of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[3] On 31 March 2015 she entered theHouse of Representatives of the Netherlands when she replacedKlaas Dijkhoff who took up a position as State Secretary in the cabinet.[1]
