| Kathleen Ferrier | |
| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2002 |
| Term End: | 19 September 2012 |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Birthname: | Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl - CDA) |
| Spouse: | Tjeerd de Boer |
| Residence: | Leusden, Netherlands |
| Alma Mater: | Leiden University |
| Education: | M.A. (Spanish language and literature, Portuguese language and Development aid) |
| Occupation: | Politician, development aid worker |
| Father: | Johan Ferrier |
Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier (born 8 March 1957) is a former Dutch politician of Surinamese descent and development aid worker. She served as a member of parliament of Netherlands representing the party Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) from 2002 to 2012.[1]
Ferrier was born in Paramaribo in Suriname when it was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. She is a daughter of the first President of Suriname Johan Ferrier[2] and a half-sister of Surinamese novelist Cynthia McLeod. Ferrier studied Spanish language and Spanish literature (with a specialization in modern Spanish American literature), Portuguese language and also development aid at Leiden University. She completed her masters' thesis on the Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén.[2]
She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).
While Ferrier was an MP from 23 May 2002 to 19 September 2012, she focused on matters of development aid, education, public health, welfare and sports. In 2017, Ferrier joined Asian University for Women (AUW) as an honorary visiting professor.[2]