Renske Maria Leijten (born 17 March 1979) is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP), who was a member of the House of Representatives between 2006 and 2023.
Renske Leijten | |
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 Leijten in 2012 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 November 2006 – 4 July 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Nicole Temmink |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Renske Maria Leijten 17 March 1979 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen (BA) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | (in Dutch) Party website |
Biography
editLeijten studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Groningen. She was raised Roman Catholic but is now agnostic.[1] Starting in 2005, she was a member of SP's party executive committee. From 2005 to 2007 she was also chairwoman of SP's youth organization ROOD.
She was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 2006 general election. She focused on matters of public health, quality of life and sports. From 6 February 2014 until 29 May 2014 she was temporarily absent due to maternity leave, she was first replaced by Tjitske Siderius,[2] and starting on 14 May 2014 by Henri Swinkels.[3] She rose to prominence through the uncovering by Pieter Omtzigt and her of the childcare benefits scandal, which led to the resignation of the third Rutte cabinet.[4] Leijten announced she would leave politics on 1 July 2023, and she vacated her seat in the House of Representatives three days later.[4][5] She told that she had made the decision in February and elaborated that one can no longer function when frustration dominates.[4]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2006 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 9 | 4,791 | 25 | Won | [6] | |
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 4 | 41,115 | 15 | Won | [7] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 2 | 69,146 | 15 | Won | [8] | |
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 2 | 57,956 | 14 | Won | [9] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 2 | 143,924 | 9 | Won | [10] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 50[a] | 6,960 | 5 | Lost | [11] | |
Notes
edit- ^ Leijten participated as lijstduwer.
References
edit- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ (in Dutch) Perdefinitie.nl biography
- ^ "Tjitske Siderius in Tweede Kamer tijdelijk vervanger van Renske Leijten (SP)" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Henri Swinkels tijdelijk en Tjitske Siderius vast SP-Tweede Kamerlid" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Sie, Puck (3 January 2024). "Renske Leijten: 'De halve heiligverklaring van Omtzigt en mij vond ik eng'" [Renske Leijten: 'It really scared me when Omtzigt and I were almost canonized']. Het Financieele Dagblad. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Afscheid Kamerlid Renske Leijten" [Farewell of MP Renske Leijten]. House of Representatives (Press release). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 45–55. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 68–80, 153. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 68–76, 204. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "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. 106–110, 231. 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. 43–44. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography