Lilian E.J. Janse-van der Weele (born in 1973) is a Dutch local politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP).
Early life and politics
editBorn in Vlissingen, she graduated with a meao diploma.[1] Janse participated in the 2014 municipal election in Vlissingen, becoming the first female candidate of the SGP. The Reformed Political Party did not allow women to run for office until an order by the European Court of Human Rights in 2012.[2] She was elected and became a member of the municipal council on 27 March 2014.[3][4] She has served as her party's parliamentary leader in Vlissingen. Alongside, she worked successively as a newspaper delivery person and an automobile loader for cargo ships. Following a work accident, she transitioned to an administrative role at a debt assistance agency.[1]
In 2024, the Vlissingen chapter of the SGP nominated Janse to be included on the party list in the next general election, scheduled for 2028. The local chapter also proposed to remove an article from the SGP's foundational principles document that states that women's suffrage and political participation are in conflict with a woman's calling. Janse expressed support for the initiative.[5]
Personal life
editJanse is married to Ko Janse, a paint sprayer, and they have three children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Oostveen, Margriet (12 November 2024). "Lilian Janse-van der Weele: de vrouw die het SGP-plafond nu echt moet gaan doorbreken" [Lilian Janse-van der Weele: The woman who will now really have to break the SGP's glass ceiling]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ NGO Review Report - Beijing+20 page 8 Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Irish Times
- ^ "Advocacy for the right to stand for election" at the European Institute for Gender Equality
- ^ Van den Dool, Pim (8 November 2024). "SGP-vrouw Jansen wil de Tweede Kamer in, maar 'strijdt dat niet met de roeping van de vrouw'?" [Female SGP member Janse wants to enter the House of Representatives, but is that not 'in conflict with a woman's calling'?]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
edit- Lillian Janse's Twitter page (Dutch)
- Councillor Janse-van der Weele, Municipality of Vlissingen (Dutch)
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