Barbara Visser
Barbara Visser | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Barbara Visser in 2012 | |
| State Secretary for Defence | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Jack de Vries (2010) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Visser 16 August 1977 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian–Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Residence(s) | Zaanstad, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Management consultant |
| Website | State Secretary for Defence |
Barbara Visser (born 16 August 1977) is a Croatian–born Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She is the State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III since 26 October 2017.[1]
Visser a civil servant by occupation, was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 2012 serving from 20 September 2012 until 26 October 2017 when she was appointed as State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III taking office on 26 October 2017.
Visser was born in Šibenik in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia) into a mixed Dutch-Croatian family. From 2006 to 2010, she was a municipal councillor of, and also from 2010 to 2012, an alderman of Zaanstad.
References
- ^ "Barbara Visser (VVD) moet problemen op Defensie gaan oplossen" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- Official
- Template:Nl icon Drs. B. (Barbara) Visser Parlement & Politiek
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