Agnes Kant | |
Office: | Leader of the Socialist Party |
Term Start: | 20 June 2008 |
Term End: | 5 March 2010 |
Predecessor: | Jan Marijnissen |
Successor: | Emile Roemer |
Office1: | Parliamentary leader of the Socialist Party in the House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 20 June 2008 |
Term End1: | 5 March 2010 |
Predecessor1: | Jan Marijnissen |
Successor1: | Emile Roemer |
Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start2: | 19 May 1998 |
Term End2: | 17 June 2010 |
Birthname: | Agnes Catharina Kant |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1967 |
Birth Place: | Hessisch-Oldendorf, West Germany |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | Socialist Party (from 1989) |
Children: | 2 daughters |
Residence: | Doesburg, Netherlands |
Alma Mater: | Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Master of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy) |
Occupation: | Politician Researcher Nonprofit director |
Agnes Catharina Kant (born 20 January 1967) is a retired Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP). She was an MP from 1998 to 2010. She was also the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 20 June 2008[1] [2] until 4 March 2010. After suffering major losses in the municipal elections of 3 March 2010, she stepped down as parliamentary group leader and announced she would not be a candidate for re-election in the upcoming national elections.[3]