Marieke Koekkoek Explained

Marieke Koekkoek
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:5 July 2023
Predecessor:Ernst Boutkan
Term Start2:31 March 2021
Term End2:14 March 2023
Successor2:Ernst Boutkan
Party:Volt Netherlands
Birth Date:26 February 1989
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Children:3
Residence:Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation:Lawyer

Marieke Koekkoek (born 26 February 1989) is a Dutch lawyer and politician for the pro-European party Volt Netherlands. She was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election owing to the number of preference votes she received. Prior to being a member of parliament, she studied law and worked as a legal intern.

Early life and career

Koekkoek was born in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam and grew up in its neighbourhood Zuidoost.[1] [2] Her parents were elementary school teachers.[3] After having spent a gap year in Australia and Europe, she started studying Dutch law at Utrecht University in 2008.[4] [5] She was a member of its study association Urios and chaired Urios's Model United Nations Society.[4] After her graduation in 2011, Koekkoek studied a year at the University of Amsterdam and another year at the University of Barcelona, obtaining master's degrees in International Trade and Investment Law and in International Economic Law and Policy, respectively.[4] [6]

In October 2013, Koekkoek joined the KU Leuven's Centre for Global Governance Studies as a PhD student and researcher.[7] She specialized in international commercial law and returned to the Netherlands in 2017, while she kept working at KU Leuven.[8] [9] Koekkoek lived in China for some time in 2019 to teach at the China-EU School of Law. She became a legal intern for Fieldfisher in Amsterdam in September 2019.[7] [8]

Politics

Koekkoek joined the new pro-European party Volt in 2018 after she had been a member of Democrats 66.[10] [11] She was involved in creating the party's European platform and participated in the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands as Volt's 22nd candidate.[11] [12]

She was placed fourth on the party list in the 2021 general election and again helped write the platform.[10] [11] Koekkoek campaigned on LGBT rights and on immigration. She wanted the procedure for asylum seekers to become quicker, and she wanted them to have the right to work and to learn the Dutch language while awaiting the results of their asylum application.[9] Even though Volt won three seats in the election, Koekkoek was elected to the House of Representatives because of her 37,093 preference votes at the expense of Volt's third candidate, Ernst Boutkan. Koekkoek was one of three candidates in the 2021 election who were elected due to their preference votes.[13] [14] In late 2022, the House of Representatives passed a motion by Koekkoek and Hülya Kat (D66) to have the government provide free period products to low-income households.[15] Koekkoek called it a start and advocated making them free for everyone.[16] She vacated her seat between 15 March and 5 July 2023 to go on a parental leave and was temporarily replaced by Ernst Boutkan.[17] [18]

In the House, she is on the following committees:[1]

Koekkoek headed the committee that wrote Volt's election program for the November 2023 general election.[19] The party received two seats, and Koekkoek was re-elected.

Personal life

Koekkoek lives in the Utrecht neighbourhood of Leidsche Rijn.[1] [20] Her husband is from China, having come to the Netherlands to study and work, and she has three children. Koekkoek can play violin.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2021House of RepresentativesVolt Netherlandsstyle=text-align:right 4style=text-align:right 37,093style=text-align:right 3[26]
2023House of RepresentativesVolt Netherlandsstyle=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 38,747style=text-align:right 2[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marieke Koekkoek . . 31 March 2021 . 19 November 2023 .
  2. Web site: Marieke Koekkoek . . 17 June 2021 . nl .
  3. Koekkoek . Marieke . Marieke Koekkoek (Volt): 'Ik geloof gewoon meer in samen sterk' . 23 January 2023 . nl . Marieke Koekkoek (Volt): 'I just believe we are stronger together' . Paul Scheer . 1 December 2022 . .
  4. Web site: Marieke Koekkoek . IELPO . 17 June 2021 .
  5. News: Op deze UU'ers kun je volgende week stemmen . 8 March 2021 . You can vote for these UU alumni next week . nl . DUB . 17 June 2021 .
  6. News: 24 oud-UvA'ers in nieuwe Tweede Kamer . 17 June 2021 . nl . 24 former UvA students in the new House of Representatives . Strikkers . Henk . Folia . 23 March 2021 .
  7. Web site: M. (Marieke) Koekkoek LL.M. . Parlement.com . nl . 17 June 2021.
  8. News: 'Is dit een hoogtepunt of een dieptepunt in de politiek?' . . nl . subscription . 17 June 2021 . Jonker . Ulko . Is this is a high point or a low point for politics? . 11 May 2021 .
  9. News: Utrechtse Marieke wil met partij Volt meer Europa in Nederland . Marieke from Utrecht wants more Europe in the Netherlands with Volt party . De Jong . Jordi . . nl . 5 March 2021 . 17 June 2021.
  10. News: Marieke (31) uit Utrecht wil de Tweede Kamer in: 'Angela Merkel is mijn grote voorbeeld' . nl . Marieke (31) wants to enter House of Representatives: 'Angela Merkel is my biggest example' . Richard . Hoving . . 18 February 2021 . 18 June 2021.
  11. News: Van Omtzigt tot Koekkoek: dit zijn de 20 ware volksvertegenwoordigers . . nl . 18 June 2021 . Van Bekkum . Dylan . 30 March 2021 . From Omtzigt to Koekkoek: these 20 people truly represent the people .
  12. Web site: Uitslag Europees Parlementsverkiezing 2019 . PDF . Results 2019 European Parliament election . nl . Kiesraad . 4 June 2019 . 18 June 2021 . 45 .
  13. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal . PDF . Results general election 17 March 2021 Report . 241 . 18 June 2021 . 29 March 2021 . Kiesraad . nl .
  14. News: Uitslag verkiezingen onveranderd, opkomst lager dan in 2017 . Election results unchanged, turnout lower than in 2017 . Laurens . Kok . . 26 March 2021 . 18 June 2021 . nl .
  15. News: Tweede Kamer: vanaf volgend jaar gratis tampons voor minima . . 11 December 2022 . nl . 6 December 2022 . House of Representatives: Free tampons for low-income households starting next year .
  16. Web site: Tweede Kamer wil dat tampons en maandverband gratis worden voor minima . nl . AD . 23 January 2023 . 6 December 2022 . House of Representatives wants tampons and sanitary pads to become free for low-income people .
  17. Kiesraad benoemt Boutkan tot Tweede Kamerlid . Kiesraad . nl . 13 August 2023 . 16 March 2023 . Kiesraad appoints Boutkan to the House of Representatives .
  18. Ernst Boutkan beëdigd als Volt-Kamerlid . Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal . nl . 2 April 2023 . 16 March 2023 . Ernst Boutkan sworn in as House member for Volt .
  19. News: Snel een verkiezingsprogramma schrijven, hoe doe je dat? . . 18 November 2023 . How would you write an election program? . nl . 27 July 2023 . Dietvorst . Guus . Jackson . Emma .
  20. News: Nagelbijten is begonnen... Eva en Marieke komen nét wel of nét niet in de Tweede Kamer . Nail biting has started... Eva and Marieke will make it to the House of Representatives just barely or almost . Schouten . Ard . Steinberger . Mathijs . AD . 16 March 2021 . nl . 18 June 2021 .
  21. Web site: Marieke Koekkoek . Rainbowvote.nu . 18 June 2021 . 5 February 2021 . nl .
  22. News: Utrechtse Marieke Koekkoek (31) met voorkeursstemmen voor Volt tóch de Tweede Kamer in . Marieke Koekkoek (31) from Utrecht will enter the House of Representatives after all . nl . Van Kommer . Rachel . AD . 21 March 2021 . 18 June 2021.
  23. Utrecht volgens Volt-tweede kamerlid Marieke Koekkoek . 15 April 2021 . 18 June 2021 . nl . Utrecht according to Volt member of parliament Marieke Koekkoek . Koekkoek . Marieke . DUIC .
  24. #16 - Marieke Koekkoek / tweede kamerlid Volt .
    1. 16 - Marieke Koekkoek / Member of the House of Representatives for Volt
    . nl . . 14 December 2021 . 11 January 2022 . Sociale Innovatie Podcast .
  25. Job Cohen, Andre Rouvoet, Marieke Koekkoek en Kimberly Snijders over de toekomst van Nederland deel 2 . 11 July 2023 . 13 August 2023 . nl . Job Cohen, André Rouvoet, Marieke Koekkoek, and Kimberly Snijders about the future of the Netherlands part 2 . . Spraakmakers .
  26. 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 . 153–154 .
  27. 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 . 113–114 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Marieke Koekkoek".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.