Esmah Lahlah Explained

Office:	Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:	6 December 2023
Parliamentarygroup:	GroenLinks–PvdA
Party:	GroenLinks
Birth Place:	Helmond, Netherlands
Birth Name:	Asmah Lahlah
Residence:	Tilburg, Netherlands

Asmah "Esmah" Lahlah (born 13 October 1979) is a Dutch politician of GroenLinks (GL), who was elected into the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election.^[1] She is her party's spokesperson for justice and security.^[2]

Early life

Lahlah was born to a Dutch mother and Moroccan father.^[3]

Career

Lahlah has worked as an alderwoman in Tilburg and as a university lecturer.^[4]

Electoral history

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Body	Party		Votes	Result	.
Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		GroenLinks–PvdA	style=text-align:right	2	style=text-align:right	217,787	style=text-align:right	25		^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Esmah Lahlah . 2023-12-16 . GroenLinks-PvdA . nl-NL.
2. Web site: Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer . 31 March 2024 . nl . . House of Representatives portfolios .
3. Web site: 2023-12-09 . Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Esmah Lahlah Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal . 2023-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209134410/https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerleden_en_commissies/alle_kamerleden/lahlah-gl-pvda/biografie . 9 December 2023 .
4. Web site: Darroch . Gordon . 2023-09-08 . Tilburg lecturer is surprise number two on PvdA/GroenLinks list . 2023-12-16 . DutchNews.nl . en-GB.
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 . 23–31, 199 .