Anita Pijpelink
Anita Pijpelink | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 9 December 2023 – 11 December 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1974 Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands |
| Party | Labour |
Anita Pijpelink (born 7 October 1974) is a Dutch politician representing the Labour Party who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election.[1] She was formerly a member of the Provincial Council of Zeeland, and she has been a history teacher for 20 years.[2][3]
Pijpelink was her party's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, and she served as vice-chair of the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.[4][5] She was not re-elected in October 2025, and her term ended on 11 November.[6]
House committee assignments
- Committee for Education, Culture and Science
- Parliamentary committee of inquiry into COVID-19 (vice chair)[7]
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks–PvdA | 22 | 12,340 | 25 | Won | [8] | |
| 2025 | 26 | 11,965 | 20 | Lost | [9] | |||
References
- ^ "Anita Pijpelink". PvdA Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Bloemen en emoties bij vertrek Anita Pijpelink". www.omroepzeeland.nl (in Dutch). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Du Pré, Raoul (27 March 2024). "De boodschap aan de Tweede Kamer klinkt luid en breed gedragen: 'Het leesplezier moet terug in de klas'" [A loud and broadly-supported message to the House of Representatives: 'The joy of reading should return to classrooms']. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Parlementaire enquête naar corona van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commences]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Anita Pijpelink". House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 23–31, 199. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 11 November 2025.