Claire Martens-America (born 19 September 1987) is a Dutch politician from the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election.[1] Martens was a member of Amsterdam city council.[2]
Claire Martens | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1987 Maarssen, Netherlands |
| Political party | VVD |
In the House, her focus is on industrial policy, innovation, higher education, culture, and media.[3] During a debate about the government's education budget in February 2024, Martens successfully added to the budget bill an amendment to the Tertiary Education and Research Act that would allow institutions of higher education to limit foreign students. The amendment achieved its goal by enabling them to declare an admission stop for the English track of a study program.[4]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 20 | 1,548 | 24 | Won | [5] | |
References
edit- ^ "Claire Martens-America (VVD) (party leader) in Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Amsterdam mayor says preventive measures against more explosions is complex | NL Times". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Portfolio allocation]. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (in Dutch). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Kamer maakt beperking buitenlandse studenten mogelijk" [House enables restriction on foreign students]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
See also
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