Claudia van Zanten | |
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| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-12-30)30 December 1978 (age 46) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Political party | Farmer–Citizen Movement (since August 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until August 2023) |
Claudia van Zanten (born 30 December 1978) is a Dutch politician representing theFarmer–Citizen Movement. Previously she was a member of theAmsterdam district council for theVVD. In 2023 she was in 7th place on the list of candidates for the2023 Dutch general election in which she was elected.[1] She became her party's spokesperson for education, culture, and science, and her portfolio was expanded to include asylum, migration, social affairs, employment,antisemitism, justice, and security following the swearing in of theSchoof cabinet.[2]
Van Zanten was on the committee carrying out theparliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.[3] She asked parliamentary questions about the journalistic integrity and neutrality of coverage of theGaza war by public broadcasterNOS after it had described Secretary-General ofHezbollahHassan Nasrallah as being considered a charismatic and competent leader among his supporters. Minister of Education, Culture and ScienceEppo Bruins responded that the government should not interfere with media coverage in line withfreedom of the press andfreedom of speech.[4]
She was notre-elected in October 2025, and her term ended on 11 November.[5]
Van Zanten is on the followingparliamentary committees:[6]
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 7 | 1,760 | 7 | Won | [7] | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1,199 | 4 | Lost | [8] | |||
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