Gabriëlle Popken
Gabriëlle Popken (born 21 August 1983) is a Dutch politician, she has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011. Popken took maternity leave in September 2015 and was replaced by Peter van Dijk, it was the first time in the history of the Senate that a senator was replaced due to a maternity leave.[1]
Gabriëlle Popken | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1983 Geleen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Party for Freedom |
Between 2003 and 2007 she studied law at Maastricht University, earning a bachelor's degree. The subsequent year she earned a master's degree in commercial law at the same university. She has been a parliamentary assistant to Geert Wilders since 4 May 2009.[2]
References
- "Voor het eerst vervanging in Senaat vanwege zwangerschap" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- "G.J.F. Popken LL.M. (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
- (in Dutch) Parliament.com biography
Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GreenLeft (GL: 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU: 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+: 2) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | ||
Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President | ||