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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Werf, not Werf.

Hanneke van der Werf
Member of The Hague municipal council
Assumed office
17 April 2014[1]
Preceded byMarjolein de Jong and Ingrid van Engelshoven
Succeeded byDaniël Scheper[2]
Personal details
Born
J.J. van der Werf

(1984-11-29) 29 November 1984 (age 39)
Hengelo, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Groningen

J.J. van der Werf (born 29 November 1984) is a Dutch politician, who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. She is a member of the social–liberal political party Democrats 66 (D66). She has also held a seat in the municipal council of The Hague since 2014 and has worked for D66's caucus in the House (2010–2018).

Early life and career

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Van der Werf was born in the Overijssel city Hengelo. She lived in nearby Haaksbergen until she was two years old, when her family moved to the village Rekken.[3] Van der Werf attended the Haaksbergen high school Het Assink and subsequently studied history and journalism at the University of Groningen.[4][5] Starting in 2008, she interned at the NOS political television program Den Haag Vandaag, and she subsequently worked as personal assistant to a member of parliament.[3][6] In 2010, Van der Werf took a job as D66 staffer, assisting its caucus in the House of Representatives.[7]

The Hague municipal council (2014–present)

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She ran for member of The Hague municipal council in the 2014 election, appearing seventh on D66's party list. She did not win a seat, as two people lower on the list were elected with preferential votes.[8] Van der Werf received a temporary seat in April, when one of D66's council members went on sick leave.[1] Her membership became permanent in June, when another councilor left to become alderwoman.[9] She was voted chair of the presidium three years later.[10] In 2017, the municipal executive approved a bill she had presented that introduced a six-and-a-half-week paid paternity leave for civil servants. Before, fathers could only take a thirteen-week half-paid parental leave.[11]

Van der Werf was re-elected in 2018 as the second person on the party list.[12] Her specialization within her party was safety and integration.[7] She succeeded Robert van Asten as D66 caucus leader in The Hague in June, when Van Asten became an alderman in the new executive.[13] In September 2018, Van der Werf left the D66 House caucus to start working at financial services company Aegon Netherlands as spokesperson for mortgages, damage, and innovation.[7][14] As council member, she wanted The Hague to apply for a pilot to test the legal cultivation and distribution of cannabis, but it was not supported by enough parties.[15] She also called for the municipality to do more to prevent female circumcisions.[16] In 2019, the council passed a proposal by Van der Werf to investigate businesses for criminal activities in specific areas.[17] The approach had already been tried in Amsterdam.[18]

House of Representatives (2021–present)

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She was placed ninth on D66's party list for the 2021 general election, down from the third place on the draft list.[19]

Personal life

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She lives in The Hague and has a daughter.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vergadering gemeenteraad Den Haag gehouden op donderdag 17 april 2014 (Geopend te 19.30 uur)" [Meeting municipal council The Hague held on Thursday 17 April 2014 (Opened at 19:30)] (PDF). Den Haag (in Dutch). p. 168 and 169. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Vergadering gemeenteraad Den Haag gehouden op donderdag 26 juni 2014 (Geopend te 19.30 uur)" [Meeting municipal council The Hague held on Thursday 26 June 2014 (Opened at 19:30)] (PDF). Den Haag (in Dutch). p. 307. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hofman, Rudi (27 January 2021). "Oud-Rekkense vrijwel zeker van D66-Kamerzetel" [Former Rekken inhabitant almost certain of D66 House seat]. Achterhoek Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ Dijkgraaf, Joost (18 February 2021). "Dit Twentse (kandidaat-) Tweede Kamerlid kent niemand nog: 'Ik ben een kind van Oost-Nederland'" [Nobody knows this Twente member of parliament (candidate) yet: 'I am a child of the eastern Nederland']. Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hanneke van der Werf". D66 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 23 May 2019 suggested (help)
  6. ^ De Jonge, Lex; Navis, Jan-Willem (16 November 2020). "Gaan deze Haagse toppers naar de Tweede Kamer? 'We zijn hartstikke verkiesbaar'" [Will these exceptional people from The Hague join the House of Representatives? 'We are very electable']. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Haagse fractievoorzitter Hanneke van der Werf op plek drie bij D66" [The Hague caucus leader Hanneke van der Werf placed third at D66]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ^ De Jonge, Lex (22 March 2014). "Allochtone kandidaten komen alsnog in raad" [Immigrant candidates will still join the council]. AD Haagsche Courant (in Dutch). p. 21.
  9. ^ "Vergadering gemeenteraad Den Haag gehouden op donderdag 26 juni 2014 (Geopend te 19.30 uur)" [Meeting municipal council The Hague held on Thursday 26 June 2014 (Opened at 19:30)] (PDF). Den Haag (in Dutch). p. 306 and 307. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Hanneke van der Werf nieuwe voorzitter presidium Haagse raad" [Hanneke van der Werf new chair of The Hague council presidium]. Omroep West (in Dutch). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ^ "College voor uitbreiding van ouderschapsverlof" [Executive in favor of expansion parental leave]. AD Haagsche Courant (in Dutch). 21 December 2017. p. 1.
  12. ^ "D66 Den Haag presenteert kandidatenlijst GR18" [D66 The Hague presents party list municipal council 2018]. D66 Den Haag (Press release) (in Dutch). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Hanneke van der Werf nieuwe fractievoorzitter D66 Den Haag" [Hanneke van der Werf new caucus leader D66 The Hague]. D66 Den Haag (Press release) (in Dutch). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Personalia 12-9-2018" [Personal details 12-9-2018]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  15. ^ De Jonge, Lex (26 January 2019). "Den Haag moet meedoen aan proef met legale wiet" [The Hague should participate in pilot with legal weed]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  16. ^ De Groot, Ingrid (22 May 2019). "D66: Vrouwenbesnijdenis in Den Haag moet worden aangepakt" [D66: Female circumcision in The Hague should be tackled]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. ^ Graveland, Germa (5 July 2019). "Nieuwe aanpak ondermijning" [New approach for tackling organized crime]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). p. 10.
  18. ^ De Jonge, Lex (4 July 2019). "Den Haag wil criminaliteit in winkelstraten als Weimarstraat gericht aanpakken" [The Hague wants a targeted approach against crime in shopping streets like Weimarstraat]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  19. ^ De Jonge, Lex (2 December 2020). "Domper: Haagse Hanneke zakt zes plaatsen op kieslijst voor Tweede Kamer" [Bummer: Hanneke from The Hague drops six spots on party list for the House of Representatives]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  20. ^ Navis, Jan-Willem (11 November 2020). "'Haagse Hanneke' hoogste nieuwe op kieslijst D66: 'Mijn initiatieven zijn niet onopgemerkt gebleven'" ['The Hague Hanneke' highest newcomer on party list D66: 'My initiatives have not remained unnoticed']. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.


Category:1984 births Category:21st-century Dutch politicians Category:21st-century Dutch women politicians Category:Democrats 66 politicians Category:Living people Category:Municipal councillors of The Hague Category:University of Groningen alumni

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