Jessica van Eijs | |
Office1: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 23 March 2017 |
Term End1: | 31 March 2021 |
Office2: | Member of the Eindhoven municipal council |
Term Start2: | 2012 |
Term End2: | 2017 |
Birth Name: | Jessica van Eijs |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1981 |
Birth Place: | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Party: | Democrats 66 |
Jessica Marie Catherine van Eijs (born 8 August 1981 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch politician serving in the House of Representatives since 2017 as a member of the Democrats 66.[1] [2] [3] In 2012, she joined the municipal council of Eindhoven, and left for the 2017 general election. Hard of hearing and understanding of deaf community needs, she has called for Dutch Sign Language to receive official recognition as a minority language.[4] [5]