Sharon Gesthuizen | |
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 Gesthuizen in 2012 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 November 2006 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1976 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Political party | GreenLeft |
| Other political affiliations | SP (until 2018) |
Sharon Maria Jacoba Gerarda Gesthuizen (born 23 January 1976 in Nijmegen[1]) is a Dutch politician and former businesswoman and trade unionist. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017.[2] She focused on matters of economic affairs, asylum and immigration policy, and judiciary.
From April till December 2006 she was a member of the municipal council of Haarlem.[2]
In 2018 she left the Socialist Party in favor of GreenLeft because she didn't agree with the party's stance on migration.[3]
Gesthuizen grew up in Millingen aan de Rijn and studied art at the Artez Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. From 2002 to 2003 she was a member of the Dutch Student Union (LSVb).
References
- ^ "Gesthuizen S.M.J.G. (SP)". Tweedekamer.nl. House of Representatives. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b "S.M.J.G. (Sharon) Gesthuizen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Sharon Gesthuizen stapt over van SP naar GroenLinks" [Sharon Gesthuizen exchanges SP for Green Left]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
External links
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
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