Claudia van Zanten explained

Office:	Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:	6 December 2023
Otherparty:	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until August 2023)
Party:	Farmer–Citizen Movement (since August 2023)
Birth Date:	30 December 1978
Birth Place:	Leiden, Netherlands
Nationality:	Dutch

Claudia van Zanten (born 30 December 1978) is a Dutch politician representing the Farmer–Citizen Movement. Previously she was a member of the Amsterdam district council for the VVD. In 2023 she was in 7th place on the list of candidates for the 2023 Dutch general election in which she was elected.^[1] Her focus is on education, culture, and science (excluding media).^[2]

Van Zanten is on the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.^[3]

House committees

Van Zanten is on the following parliamentary committees:^[4]

• Committee for Education, Culture and Science
• Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Electoral history

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Body	Party		Votes	Result	.
Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Farmer–Citizen Movement	style=text-align:right	7	style=text-align:right	1,760	style=text-align:right	7		^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drs. C.R. (Claudia) van Zanten . 2023-12-02 . www.parlement.com . nl.
2. Web site: Claudia van Zanten . 15 May 2024 . nl . .
3. News: Parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona na hindernissen van start . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . nl . . Parliamentary inquiry into corona commenced after obstacles .
4. Web site: Zanten C.R. van (BBB) . 30 June 2024 . nl . .
5. Web site: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 4 December 2023 . Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 . 125–182, 245 .