Vera Bergkamp
| Vera Bergkamp | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Vera Alida June 1, 1971 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (Democraten 66 - D66) |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Free University of Amsterdam (MSc in public administration and political science) |
| Occupation | Politician LGBT rights activist |
| Website | Official site |
Vera Alida Bergkamp (born June 1, 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) political party. She has become a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on September 20, 2012, after having been elected in the September 12th general election. Prior to being elected she worked as director of human resources for the Sociale Verzekeringsbank ("Social insurance bank"), a Dutch quango responsible for administering, among other things, several state benefits, such as the AOW state pension, and the Dutch child benefit payments. In addition she is the Director of COC Nederland (the oldest LGBT rights organisation in the world), and serves as a municipal councilor for Amsterdam-Centrum, a sub-municipality (deelgemeente) of Amsterdam.
Bergkamp studied public administration and political science at the Free University of Amsterdam.
References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- (Dutch) Vera Bergkamp personal website
- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Democrats 66 politicians
- Dutch columnists
- Dutch political consultants
- Dutch human resource management people
- Lesbian politicians
- LGBT politicians from the Netherlands
- LGBT rights activists from the Netherlands
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Municipal councillors in the Netherlands
- Writers from Amsterdam
- VU University Amsterdam alumni
