Renske Leijten Explained

Renske Leijten
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:30 November 2006
Term End:4 July 2023
Successor:Nicole Temmink
Birth Date:17 March 1979
Birth Place:Leiden, Netherlands
Birthname:Renske Maria Leijten
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Socialist Party
Residence:Haarlem, Netherlands
Alma Mater:University of Groningen (BA)
Children:2
Website: Party website

Renske Maria Leijten (born 17 March 1979) is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP), who was a member of the House of Representatives between 2006 and 2023.

Biography

Leijten studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Groningen. She was raised Roman Catholic but is now agnostic.[1] Starting in 2005, she was a member of SP's party executive committee. From 2005 to 2007 she was also chairwoman of SP's youth organization ROOD.

She was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 2006 general election. She focused on matters of public health, quality of life and sports. From 6 February 2014 until 29 May 2014 she was temporarily absent due to maternity leave, she was first replaced by Tjitske Siderius,[2] and starting on 14 May 2014 by Henri Swinkels.[3] She rose to prominence through the uncovering by Pieter Omtzigt and her of the childcare benefits scandal, which led to the resignation of the third Rutte cabinet. Leijten announced she would leave politics on 1 July 2023, and she vacated her seat in the House of Representatives three days later.[4] She told that she had made the decision in February and elaborated that one can no longer function when frustration dominates.[5]

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2006House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 9style=text-align:right 4,791style=text-align:right 25[6]
2010House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 4style=text-align:right 41,115style=text-align:right 15[7]
2012House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 69,146style=text-align:right 15[8]
2017House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 57,956style=text-align:right 14[9]
2021House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 143,924style=text-align:right 9[10]
2023House of RepresentativesSocialist Partystyle=text-align:right 50style=text-align:right 6,960style=text-align:right 5[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Perdefinitie.nl biography
  2. Web site: Tjitske Siderius in Tweede Kamer tijdelijk vervanger van Renske Leijten (SP) . nl . Parlement.com . 6 February 2014 . 24 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Henri Swinkels tijdelijk en Tjitske Siderius vast SP-Tweede Kamerlid . nl . Parlement.com . 14 May 2014 . 15 May 2014.
  4. Afscheid Kamerlid Renske Leijten . 4 July 2023 . 11 January 2024 . . Farewell of MP Renske Leijten .
  5. News: Renske Leijten: 'De halve heiligverklaring van Omtzigt en mij vond ik eng' . subscription . 11 January 2024 . . 3 January 2024 . Sie . Puck . Renske Leijten: 'It really scared me when Omtzigt and I were almost canonized' .
  6. Web site: Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 27 November 2006 . Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election . 45–55 .
  7. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 16 June 2010 . Results 2010 general election . 22–23 .
  8. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 17 September 2012 . Results 2012 general election . 68–80, 153 .
  9. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar) . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 21 March 2017 . Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example) . 68–76, 204 .
  10. 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 . 106–110, 231 .
  11. 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 . 43–44 .

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