Jolande Sap

Johanna Catharina Maria ( Jolanda ) Sap ( May 22nd, 1963 in Venlo ) is a Dutch politician of the party Groen Links.

A trained economist, worked at the University of Amsterdam and later in the Ministry of Social Affairs. From 2003 to 2008 she was Director of Consulting offices Leeftijd.

Since 1993 Sap is active in Groen Links. 2006 and 2010 it belonged to the choice program committee of their party. Since 2 September 2008, she is a member of the Second Chamber as a financial expert. She was elected Group Chairman, after its predecessor Femke Halsema had retired from politics on December 16, 2010. She led her party as the top candidate in the early parliamentary elections of 12 September 2012, when they scored their worst result so far with only four seats. On October 5, 2012, she resigned from the group's presidency and her parliamentary seat after her had withdrawn from the trust the party leadership.