Anne-Marie Spierings | |
Office1: | Party chair of Democrats 66 |
Term Start1: | 6 October 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Letty Demmers |
Office2: | Member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant |
Term Start2: | 22 January 2021 |
Term Start3: | 28 March 2019 |
Term End3: | 14 June 2019 |
Term Start4: | March 2011 |
Term End4: | May 2015 |
Office5: | Deputy of North Brabant |
Term Start5: | May 2015 |
Term End5: | May 2020 |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1976 |
Birth Place: | Heesch, Netherlands |
Residence: | Maaskantje, Netherlands[1] |
Party: | Democrats 66 |
Alma Mater: | Radboud University Nijmegen |
Maria Johanna Geertruda "Anne-Marie" Spierings (born 28 September 1976) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66).[2] She has served as the party's chairperson since 6 October 2018 until 2021, and has been a member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant since 22 January 2021.[2]
Spierings was born in Heesch, North Brabant.[2] She studied environmental science at Radboud University in Nijmegen.[3]
From 1999 to 2015, Spierings worked at Arcadis, a Dutch consulting firm.[3] In 2011, she was elected into the Provincial Council of North Brabant as a member of D66.[3] She was re-elected in 2015, but left the council to become a deputy in the provincial executive.[3] Her portfolio included agricultural development, energy and governance.[2]
On 6 October 2018, Spierings was elected party chair of D66.[4] On 22 January 2021, she was re-installed as a member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant, replacing Eric Logister.[5]
Election | Party | Candidate number | Votes | ||
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2015 Dutch provincial elections in North Brabant | Democrats 66 | ||||
2019 Dutch provincial elections in North Brabant | Democrats 66 | 1 | |||
2022 Dutch municipal elections in Sint-Michielsgestel | Democrats 66 | 13 | style=text-align:right | 20 |