Ineke van Gent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ineke van Gent

Dutch politician, trade unionist and civil servant

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1957

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ineke van Gent

  • Wilhelmina (Ineke) van Gent (born 21 June 1957 in Arnhem) is a Dutch politician, who is since 26 September 2017 the mayor of Schiermonnikoog.
  • She was a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft (GroenLinks) from 19 May 1998 to 19 September 2012.
  • She focused on matters of employment, social work, day care, emancipation, public transport and Kingdom relations. Van Gent attended both mavo and havo in Arnhem and attended the Social Academy.
  • During and after her studies Van Gent worked as a check out clerk, cleaning lady and baby sitter and was active in the youth wing of the Pacifist Socialist Party, the PSJG.
  • Between 1982 and 1985 she worked for the Groningen Housing agency as social advisor.
  • Between 1985 and 1994 she was a member of the Groningen city council, first for the Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP) and from 1991 for GreenLeft into which the PSP had merged.
  • Since 1990 she was chair of the GreenLeft parliamentary party.
  • During this period was member of the party council of the PSP and Greenleft.
  • In 1993 she was candidate top candidate for the national GreenLeft list, but she failed to enter the second round of voting.
  • Between 1994 and 1998 Van Gent worked as the North Netherlands-coordinator of the FNV labour union. Van Gent focuses on two major themes: solidarity, including housing, social policy, employment, regional and economic policy, and durability, including agriculture, nature and animal rights.
  • Van Gent has voted against the GreenLeft parliamentary party on several important issues: she voted against the marriage of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta, because she is a republican and she spoke out against GreenLeft's support for the invasion of Afghanistan.
  • Van Gent initiated several legislative programs, concerning legal protection for whistle blowers, housing subsidies for students and constitutional protection of animal welfare.
  • She has criticized lavish parties for departing politicians by saying "you can knock a zero off the price tag for most of them." She was opposed to a reduction in benefits to Turkish and Moroccan parents.
  • She has criticized poor railway performance; she said "They are ‘ready for winter’, except when it snows."

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