Laetitia Griffith | |
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 Laetitia Griffith in 2006 | |
| Advisory Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Vice President | Herman Tjeenk Willink (2012) Piet Hein Donner (2012–2017) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 17 June 2010 | |
| In office 30 January 2003 – 3 June 2005 | |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith (1965-11-01)1 November 1965 (age 59) Paramaribo,Surinam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 2000) |
| Spouse | |
| Residence(s) | Driemond,Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Public Administration,Master of Laws,Master of Public Administration) |
| Occupation | Politician ·Civil servant ·Jurist ·Nonprofit director |
Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith (born 1 November 1965) is a retiredSurinamese–bornDutch politician of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
Born inParamaribo,Suriname, Griffith moved to the Netherlands in 1987 to study law. She graduated in 1992 from theVU University Amsterdam. In 1993 she started work at theMinistry of Justice.
In 2000 Griffith joined thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy after being advised to do so by MinisterBenk Korthals. After the fall of theFirst Balkenende cabinet she became a member of the House of Representatives. On 16 May 2005 she became analderman in theAmsterdammunicipal council.
On 19 May 2006 it was announced that Griffith would succeedAyaan Hirsi Ali as parliamentarian. On 15 March 2010 she announced her retreat from politics.[1] In 2012 she became a member of theCouncil of State.
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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 | Knight of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1 January 2017 | |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
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| Unknown | Chairwoman of the Prinses Beatrix Foundation 2006–2014 | Succeeded by |
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