Jessica van Eijs
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
Jessica van Eijs | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Member of the Eindhoven municipal council | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jessica van Eijs (1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 42) Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
Jessica Marie Catherine van Eijs (born 8 August 1981 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. She is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66).[1][2][3]
In 2012, she became a member of the municipal council of Eindhoven, a position she left upon the 2017 general election. Van Eijs is a proponent of efforts for Dutch Sign Language to receive official recognition as a minority language. Hard-of-hearing herself, she has a personal understanding of the needs of the deaf community.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Ronde tafelgesprek met Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs (D66)". Adfiz.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs op Nationaal Congres Sanitaire Technieken". www.tvvl.nl (in Dutch). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ Internet, Aceview (2018-08-30). "Tweede Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs op bezoek bij Schijvens". Schijvens (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Sign language in the Netherlands: high time for proper recognition". Dutch Review. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Ir. J.M.C. (Jessica) van Eijs". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
- Dijkhoff
- ‹Van Ark›
- Aartsen
- ‹Azmani›
- Becker
- Bolkestein
- Van den Bosch
- Bosman
- ‹Ten Broeke›
- ‹Dekker›
- R. Dijkstra
- ‹Duisenberg›
- El Yassini
- Van Gent
- Harbers
- Heerema
- ‹Hennis-Plasschaert›
- Hermans
- Koerhuis
- Koopmans
- Laan-Geselschap
- ‹De Lange›
- Van der Linde
- Lodders
- Middendorp
- ‹A. Mulder›
- Nijkerken-de Haan
- ‹Van Oosten›
- Regterschot
- ‹A. Rutte›
- ‹M. Rutte›
- Smals
- Snoeren
- Tellegen
- Tielen
- Veldman
- ‹Visser›
- De Vries
- Weverling
- Wiersma
- Van Wijngaarden
- Wörsdörfer
- ‹Van 't Wout›
- Yeşilgöz-Zegerius
- Ziengs
- ‹Zijlstra›
(PVV – 20)
(CDA – 19)
- Heerma
- Amhaouch
- Van den Anker
- Van den Berg
- ‹Bruins Slot›
- C. van Dam
- Geluk-Poortvliet
- Geurts
- ‹Van Haersma Buma›
- Van Helvert
- ‹Keijzer›
- ‹Knops›
- Kuik
- Von Martels
- Van der Molen
- A.H. Mulder
- Omtzigt
- Palland
- De Pater-Postma
- Peters
- ‹Rog›
- ‹Ronnes›
- Slootweg
- Terpstra
- Van Toorenburg
(D66 – 19)
- Jetten
- Belhaj
- Bergkamp
- Van Beukering
- ‹Den Boer›
- Bouali
- Diertens
- P. Dijkstra
- Van Eijs
- ‹Van Engelshoven›
- De Groot
- Groothuizen
- ‹Koolmees›
- Van Meenen
- Paternotte
- ‹Pechtold›
- Raemakers
- Schonis
- Sienot
- Sjoerdsma
- Sneller
- ‹Van Veldhoven›
- Verhoeven
- Van Weyenberg
(GL – 14)
- Klaver
- Bromet
- Van den Berge
- Buitenweg
- ‹Diks›
- Ellemeet
- ‹Grashoff›
- Kröger
- Van der Lee
- Van den Nieuwenhuijzen
- Van Ojik
- ‹Özdil›
- Özütok
- Renkema
- Smeulders
- Snels
- ‹Van Tongeren›
- ‹Voortman›
- Westerveld
(SP – 14)
- Marijnissen
- Alkaya
- Beckerman
- J. van Dijk
- Futselaar
- Van Gerven
- Hijink
- Karabulut
- Van Kent
- ‹Kooiman›
- Kwint
- Laçin
- Leijten
- Van Nispen
- Van Raak
- ‹Roemer›
(PvdA – 9)
- Ploumen
- Arib (Speaker)
- Asscher
- G. van Dijk
- ‹Dijksma›
- ‹Dijsselbloem›
- Van den Hul
- Kerstens
- Kuiken
- Moorlag
- Nijboer
(CU – 5)
(PvdD – 4)
(50+ – 3)
(SGP – 3)
(DENK – 3)
(FVD – 2)
(Indep. – 1)
(Indep. – 1)
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member;
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023
