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Eelco Heinen | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | E. Heinen 27 April 1981 |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Eelco Heinen (born 27 April 1981) is a Dutch politician, serving as a member of the House of Representatives since March 2021. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and previously worked as a party staffer.
Early life and career
[edit]He was born in 1981 and studied economics and political science at the University of Amsterdam after having studied information science for some years.[1] He subsequently served as a policy advisor at the Ministry of Finance.[2]
Between 2011 and 2014, Heinen worked as senior finance policy advisor for the VVD's House caucus and was promoted to political secretary and head of policy in the latter year.[2][3] He served as a member of the campaign team for the 2017 election and also helped write the election program.[3][4] Heinen ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election, being placed twelfth on the VVD's party list.[5] He was again member of the campaign team and of the election program committee.[6][7]
Private life
[edit]Heinen has a Spanish wife called Inés, and they have two sons.[8] He is a resident of The Hague.
References
[edit]- ^ Vacca, Arthur (16 March 2021). "Verder Dan De Lijstrekker... Eelco Heinen, VVD" [Beyond the lijsttrekker... Eelco Heinen, VVD]. SoundCloud (Podcast) (in Dutch). Slim Radio. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Drs.ing. E. (Eelco) Heinen". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b Vrijsen, Eric (4 February 2017). "Achter de schermen van de VVD" [Behind the scenes at the VVD]. Elsevier Weekblad (in Dutch). Vol. 73, no. 5. p. 24.
- ^ "Zeker Nederland" [Certain Netherlands] (PDF). VVD (in Dutch). 16 December 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Boersema, Wendelmoet (1 December 2020). "De VVD houdt grote schoonmaak en zet vier vrouwen bovenaan de lijst" [The VVD cleans up and puts four women on top of the party list]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Van Steenbergen, Enzo; De Koning, Petra (14 March 2021). "Hoe team-Rutte de term 'Rutte-doctrine' liet verdwijnen" [How Rutte's team made the term Rutte doctrine disappear]. nrc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Korteweg, Ariejan (25 August 2020). "Hoe de coronacrisis de partijprogramma's vormt: zowel links als rechts is nu voor een sterkere overheid" [How the corona crisis is shaping election programs: both left and right support a strong government]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Kraaijeveld, Maaike (26 February 2021). "Vrouw van VVD'er Eelco Heinen bevalt van zoontje ín de auto: 'Ineens was daar het hoofdje'" [Wife of VVD member Eelco Heinen gives birth to son in car: 'His head was suddenly there']. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
Category:1981 births
Category:21st-century Dutch civil servants
Category:21st-century Dutch politicians
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
Category:Political staffers
Category:University of Amsterdam alumni