Evelien Eshuis
Eveline Luberta "Evelien" Eshuis (born 25 November 1942) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1982 to 1986. She was the first openly lesbian member of the Dutch Parliament.
Biography[edit]
Eshuis was born on 25 November 1942 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. She worked in Ghana for a year in 1968.[1] From 1972 to 1975, she taught at a social academy in Amsterdam, and she worked at a community center from 1975 to 1982.[2] Eshuis joined the Communist Party of the Netherlands in 1974 and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1982.[2] She came out as lesbian that same year, becoming the first openly lesbian member of Parliament in the Netherlands.[3] Eshuis is described in Trouw as one of the most well-known LGBT politicians in the Netherlands.[4] In Parliament, she regularly wore a pink triangle pin as a symbol of lesbian pride. Eshuis initiated a 1983 inquiry into the shipbuilding company Rijn-Schelde-Verolme after its bankruptcy. After serving one term in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1986, she became the secretary of the district council of De Pijp.[2] From 1993 to 2002, she was Amstelveen's director of environment and recreation, and has since worked as a consultant.[1] She is a member of the board of Opzij, a feminist magazine.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Drs. EL (Evelien) Eshuis". Parlement.com (in Dutch). PDC Informatie Architectuur. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Archief Evelien Eshuis" (in Dutch). International Institute of Social History. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "'Eerste transgender Kamerlid zal een voorbeeldfunctie vervullen". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "CDA homovriendelijk". Trouw (in Dutch). 21 May 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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