Jacqueline van den Hil (born 20 March 1968) is a Dutch politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She has served intermittently as a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. Before entering politics, Van den Hil worked as a health care manager in her native province of Zeeland.
Jacqueline van den Hil | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sophie Hermans |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Queeny Rajkowski |
| Succeeded by | Queeny Rajkowski |
| In office 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1968 Goes, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Alma mater | TIAS School for Business and Society |
| Occupation | Health care manager |
Early life and career
editVan den Hil was born and raised in the Zeeland city Goes.[1] She attended the secondary school Goese Lyceum at vwo level in the years 1980–86. Van den Hil wanted to study medicine but failed to get in because of the quota. In the meantime, she studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam but quit after two years to be trained as a radiodiagnostic laboratory technician at Oosterschelde Hospital.[1][2] Van den Hil kept working as a lab technician at the hospital after 1991, when her training was completed. She was promoted to medical imaging techniques manager in 2003.[3]
Van den Hil became the manager of the nursing home Ter Schorre in Terneuzen of senior care provider SVRZ in 2008.[1][2] While working there, she received a Master of Health Administration degree from TIAS School for Business and Society in 2010 after she had also studied management sciences at the Open University of the Netherlands between 2002 and 2008.[3] Van den Hil was hired as manager of SVRZ's Ter Valcke location in Goes in 2013 and kept working there until she became an MP.[1]
She also served on the board of Alzheimer Zeeland (2009–15) and on the supervisory board of Stichting Intervence Jeugdzorg (2018–20).[3]
Politics
editVan den Hil joined the VVD in 2006 and was a board member of its Kapelle branch between 2009 and 2015.[1][3] She was placed fifteenth on the VVD's party list in Kapelle in the 2018 municipal election.[4] Van den Hil ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election as the VVD's 25th candidate and was elected with 3,543 preference votes.[5] She was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March as the only member from Zeeland and served as her party's spokesperson for health care labor market policy, health care professions and education, health care in the Caribbean Netherlands, war victims, resistance fighters, child benefits, child care, mental health care, and sheltered housing.[6][7] Van den Hil was a member of the Belgium contact group and of the Committees for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation; for Health, Welfare and Sport; for Infrastructure and Water Management; for Kingdom Relations; and for Social Affairs and Employment.[3] The House of Representatives commemorated the North Sea flood of 1953 in 2023 at the request of Van den Hil, and she pled for a yearly remembrance of the disaster on 1 February.[8]
Van den Hil lost her bid for re-election in November 2023, but she was again sworn into the House on 12 December to temporarily replace Queeny Rajkowski during her maternity leave. Van den Hil was the VVD's spokesperson for mental healthcare, assisted living, long-term healthcare, and childcare.[9][10] Rajkowski returned to the House on 29 March 2024, bringing an end to Van den Hil's membership.[11] When Sophie Hermans left the House to serve as climate minister in the Schoof cabinet, Van den Hil succeeded her on 4 July 2024.[12][13]
Personal life
editVan den Hil is a resident of her birthplace of Goes, and she is openly lesbian.[1][3][14][15] She lived in the nearby village Kapelle between 2000 and 2017.[1] Van den Hil joined a local Rotary club in 2007, and she became chair of the Goes Rotary Club in 2019.[2]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 25 | 3,543 | 34 | Won | [16] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 25 | 3,545 | 24 | Lost[a] | [17] | |
Notes
edit- ^ Van den Hil was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Van den Hil, Jacqueline (2 December 2020). "Goese staat 'uit het niets' hoog op VVD-lijst: 'Ik word geen Kamerlid uit Zeeland, maar Zeeuws Kamerlid'" [Goes resident has a high place on the VVD party list 'out of nowhere': 'I will not be an MP from Zeeland but a Zeeland MP']. PZC (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Jeffrey Kutterink. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Jacqueline van den Hil" [Biography, education, and career of Jacqueline van den Hil]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Jacqueline van den Hil". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Verkiezingsprogramma Gemeente Kapelle" [Election program Kapelle municipality] (PDF) (in Dutch). VVD Kapelle. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 15 and 157. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Julen, Jeannine; Kieskamp, Wilma (27 March 2021). "De opvallendste nieuwkomers in de Tweede Kamer" [The most striking newcomers in the House of Representatives]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Jacqueline van den Hil". VVD (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Kamerlid pleit voor jaarlijkse Watersnoodherdenking in Tweede Kamer: 'Er moet in Den Haag veel meer aandacht voor komen'" [House member advocated yearly North Sea flood remembrance in the House of Representatives: 'There should be much more awareness in The Hague']. Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Drie Kamerleden beëdigd" [Three MPs sworn in]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Portfolio allocation]. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Kiesraad benoemt vier Tweede Kamerleden" [Electoral Council appoints four members of parliament]. Electoral Council (Press release) (in Dutch). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Benoemingen leden Tweede Kamer en Europees Parlement" [Appointments members House of Representatives and European Parliament]. Electoral Council (Press release) (in Dutch). 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Beëdiging veertien nieuwe Kamerleden" [Swearing in fourteen new members of parliament]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Jacqueline van den Hil". Rainbowvote.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "9. Activisme: hoe spreek je je uit? (1/3)" [9. Activism: How can you speak out? (1/3)] (Podcast) (in Dutch). PodKast. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via Spotify.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "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.