Femke Halsema

Femke Halsema ( born April 25 1966 in Haarlem ) is a Dutch politician. From 2002 to 2010 she was Group President of Groen Links in the Second Chamber.

Life

Halsema studied criminology and sociology of law in Utrecht. From 1993 to 1997 she worked at the Wiardi Beckman Foundation, the scientific institute of the PvdA.

In 1998 she was elected for Groen Links to the Dutch Parliament. During the first term of the Cabinet Balkenende she practiced as a legal affairs in her group strongly criticized the new legislation on foreigners. Since November 2002, she served as Group Chairman. The end of 2003 they put this post down temporarily when she became a mother of twins.

Halsema is considered left-liberal (even if they prefer describes himself as a " liberal "). This Image was established in 2005 by the publication of the manifesto Vrijheid eerlijk delen ( "Freedom honestly share " ) reinforced. In January 2006, she was of the JOVD, the youth organization of more VVD, proclaimed the " Liberal of the Year".

In the Dutch parliamentary elections of 2006, she served as before in 2003 as a top candidate of their party. Also in the parliamentary elections on 9 June 2010 led to the list of candidates of Groen Links. In this election, the party succeeded in the number of parliamentary seats from 7 to increase to 10; However, a targeted government investment did not materialize. On 17 December 2010 Halsema gave her resignation from politics known and told to have resigned from the group's presidency on 16 December; her successor in this function Jolanda Sap was elected on the same day. After the parliamentary Christmas break, she said goodbye to 10 January 2011 of the Second Chamber.