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In 2020, she tried to obtain the position of ''lijsttrekker'' for the [[2021 Dutch general election|general election of 2021]]. |
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On the 25th of September 2021, she was removed from cabinet after publicly criticising the cabinet position on COVID-19 measures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ontslag Mona Keijzer: Hoekstra betreurt situatie, ook begrip voor staatssecretaris|url=https://nos.nl/l/2399199|access-date=2021-09-25|website=nos.nl|language=nl}}</ref> |
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On the 25th of September 2021, she was removed from cabinet. |
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== Political positions == |
== Political positions == |
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Revision as of 19:17, 25 September 2021
Mona Keijzer | |
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.jpg) Keijzer in 2017 | |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 25 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Martijn van Dam |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Cornelia Gezina Keijzer 9 October 1968 Edam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Ilpendam |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (LLM, MA) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, mediator, civil servant |
Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer (born 9 October 1968) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy alongside Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius from 26 October 2017 until 25 September 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she serves in the House of Representatives since 31 March 2021, a position she also had between 2012 and 2017. She focused on matters of nursing, home care and culture. Before becoming a full-time politician she worked as an environmental jurist for the municipalities of Waterland and Almere, as well as for the province of Gelderland.
Studies and family
Keijzer was born in Edam and studied juridical public administration and public law at the University of Amsterdam. She is married to a urologist and has five sons. She lives in Ilpendam and belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Her father-in-law is a former alderman of Waterland for the CDA.
Career
Keijzer started her political career as a member of the municipal council of Waterland from 1996 to 2002 and was later an alderwoman from 1998 to 2006. Subsequently, she worked as a lawyer and mediator in 2005 and 2006. Afterwards she was an alderwoman of neighbouring municipality of Purmerend from 2007 to 2012.
In 2012, she tried to obtain the position of lijsttrekker for the general election of 2012. Although performing unexpectedly well in the elections, she let Sybrand van Haersma Buma go first; placing second on the list of candidates, she received about 127,000 votes.
In 2017 she was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet.
In 2020, she tried to obtain the position of lijsttrekker for the general election of 2021.
On the 25th of September 2021, she was removed from cabinet after publicly criticising the cabinet position on COVID-19 measures.[1]
Political positions
In a joint statement in October 2020, Keijzer and her French counterpart Cédric O called for a European Union authority to regulate large technology companies and argued that such an authority should be able to prevent digital platforms from blocking access to their services “unless they have an objective justification.”[2]
References
- ^ "Ontslag Mona Keijzer: Hoekstra betreurt situatie, ook begrip voor staatssecretaris". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Mathieu Rosemain and Douglas Busvine (15 October 2020), France, Netherlands call for an EU watchdog to regulate tech giants Reuters.
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- (in Dutch) 'Mona Keijzer Frisse stratege die hard voor de troepen uitloopt; Het Dinsdagprofiel', de Volkskrant, 15 May 2012
External links
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
- Curriculum Vitae Mona Keijzer, Government of the Netherlands
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