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Michiel van Nispen

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Michiel van Nispen
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
2 April 2014
Personal details
Born (1982-10-14) 14 October 1982 (age 42)
Breda, Netherlands
Political partySocialist Party

Michiel van Nispen (born 14 October 1982) is a Dutch politician, he has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Socialist Party since 2 April 2014, when he replaced Jan de Wit.[1]

Van Nispen studied Dutch law at Tilburg University between 2000 and 2004. He then joined a law firm and did a master's degree in international and European public law between 2006 and 2007. Since then he worked for the Socialist Party group in the House of Representatives, occupying himself with the topic of Justice. Since his 2023 re-election to the House, Van Nispen has been the Socialist Party's spokesperson for justice, safety, migration, governance, and sports.[2]

In February 2024, a motion by Michiel van Nispen and Mohammed Mohandis (GL-PvdA) was carried to reintroduce swimming lessons in elementary schools. They called on the government to prepare scenarios for their initiative in response to declining swimming skills among youths.[3] The House passed another motion by Van Nispen to ban international adoptions, which he called harmful to children.[4]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Michiel van Nispen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2010 House of Representatives Socialist Party 25 1,025 15 Lost [5]
2012 House of Representatives Socialist Party 17 1,206 15 Lost[a] [6]
2017 House of Representatives Socialist Party 7 2,261 14 Won [7]
2021 House of Representatives Socialist Party 4 2,264 9 Won [8]
2023 House of Representatives Socialist Party 5 1,677 5 Won [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Van Nispen was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References

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  1. ^ Karin Kamp (2 April 2014). "Bredanaar Michiel van Nispen beëdigd als Tweede Kamerlid" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kamerleden" [Members of parliament]. Socialist Party (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tweede Kamer wil schoolzwemmen weer invoeren" [House of Representatives wants to introduce swimming lessons in school]. NOS (in Dutch). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamer wil stop op buitenlandse adopties" [House of Representatives wants to end international adoptions]. NOS (in Dutch). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 68–80, 153. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 68–76, 204. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 106–110, 231. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ "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. 41–42. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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