Claudia van Zanten
Claudia van Zanten | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1978 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Party | Farmer–Citizen Movement (since August 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until August 2023) |
Claudia van Zanten (born 30 December 1978) is a Dutch politician representing the Farmer–Citizen Movement. Previously she was a member of the Amsterdam district council for the VVD. In 2023 she was in 7th place on the list of candidates for the 2023 Dutch general election in which she was elected.[1] She became her party's spokesperson for education, culture, and science, and her portfolio was expanded to include asylum, migration, social affairs, employment, antisemitism, justice, and security following the swearing in of the Schoof cabinet.[2]
Van Zanten was on the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.[3] She asked parliamentary questions about the journalistic integrity and neutrality of coverage of the Gaza war by public broadcaster NOS after it had described Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah as being considered a charismatic and competent leader among his supporters. Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins responded that the government should not interfere with media coverage in line with freedom of the press and freedom of speech.[4]
She was not re-elected in October 2025, and her term ended on 11 November.[5]
House committees
[edit]Van Zanten is on the following parliamentary committees:[6]
- Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on the COVID-19 pandemic
- Committee for Education, Culture and Science
- Contact group Germany
- Contact group United States
- Committee for Asylum and Migration
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 7 | 1,760 | 7 | Won | [7] | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1,199 | 4 | Lost | [8] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Drs. C.R. (Claudia) van Zanten". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Claudia van Zanten". Farmer–Citizen Movement (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona na hindernissen van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commenced after obstacles]. NOS (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Du Pré, Raoul (5 November 2024). "Kabinet wijst BBB terecht over kritiek op NOS: regering bemoeit zich niet met de inhoud van media" [Cabinet rebukes BBB following criticism of NOS: Government does not interfere with contents of media coverage]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 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.
- ^ "Claudia van Zanten". 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. 125–182, 245. 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. 29–30. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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