Stieneke van der Graaf | |
|---|---|
Portrait, 2017 | |
| Mayor ofWeststellingwerf | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | André van de Nadort |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 18 January 2022 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Carola Schouten |
| In office 16 July 2019 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nico Drost |
| In office 31 October 2017 – 26 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Carola Schouten |
| Succeeded by | Nico Drost |
| Member of theProvincial Council of Groningen | |
| In office 15 March 2007 – 31 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (age 41) Zwartsluis, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Union |
| Residence | Groningen |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Occupation | Politician · jurist |
| Website | (in Dutch)Christian Union website |
Stieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf (born 7 October 1984) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served thrice as a member of theHouse of Representatives between 2017 and 2023 for theChristian Union (CU).[1][2] In 2025 she was appointed Acting Mayor ofWeststellingwerf.[3]
She held a seat in the House from 2017 to 2021, with a brief interruption in 2019, when she was replaced byNico Drost during her maternity leave. She returned in 2022 to takeCarola Schouten's seat again, following Schouten's re-appointment to the government. Van der Graaf started her political career in 2007 as party leader in theProvincial Council of Groningen, holding her seat until 2017.
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 22 | 772 | 5 | Lost | [4] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 22 | 875 | 5 | Lost | [5] | |
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 6 | 11,526 | 5 | Lost[a] | [6] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 6 | 11,497 | 5 | Lost[a] | [7] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 9 | 10,498 | 3 | Lost | [8] | |
| 2024 | European Parliament | Christian Union | 18[b] | 3,537 | 0 | Lost | [9] | |
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