Hind Dekker-Abdulaziz Explained

Hind Dekker-Abdulaziz (born 28 September 1981) is an Iraqi-born Dutch politician from Democrats 66.

Early life

Dekker-Abdulaziz was born in Iraq and came to the Netherlands as a refugee from the Gulf War.^[1]

Political career

She was a municipal councillor in Utrecht. As a member of the Democrats 66, she was a candidate in the 2021 Dutch general election, but was not elected.^[2] On January 25, 2022, she was installed as a member of the House of Representatives to fill the vacancy created by the accession of Hans Vijlbrief to the fourth Rutte cabinet.^[3]

Electoral history

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Body	Party		Votes	Result	.
Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Democrats 66	style=text-align:right	28	style=text-align:right	7,806	style=text-align:right	24		^[4]
2023	House of Representatives		Democrats 66	style=text-align:right	46	style=text-align:right	580	style=text-align:right	9		^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: D66 – Hind Dekker-Abdulaziz . 2023-09-04 . D66 . nl.
2. Web site: admin . 2022-01-25 . Dekker-Abdulaziz H. (D66) . 2023-09-04 . www.houseofrepresentatives.nl . en.
3. News: Bormans . Abel . Du Pré . Raoul . Wie zijn de negen nieuwe staatssecretarissen? . nl . Who are the nine new state secretaries? . de Volkskrant . 15 January 2022.
4. Web site: Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 29 March 2021 . Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021 . 62–100 .
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 . 21–22 .