Nebahat Albayrak
| Nebahat Albayrak | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Myrthe Hilkens |
| In office May 12, 2010 – April 12, 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Myrthe Hilkens |
| In office May 19, 1998 – February 22, 2007 |
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| State Secretary for Justice | |
| In office February 22, 2007 – February 23, 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Ella Kalsbeek |
| Succeeded by | Fred Teeven |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nebahat Albayrak April 10, 1968 Şarkışla, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish, Dutch |
| Political party | Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA) |
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LLM, International and European Union law) |
| Occupation | Politician, civil servant |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Website | (Dutch) Labour Party website |
Nebahat Albayrak (born April 10, 1968 in Şarkışla) is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she is a former State Secretary for Justice in the Netherlands. Since May 12, 2010 she has been (again) an MP. From April till August 2011 she was on maternity leave. Myrthe Hilkens was replacing her.
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[edit] Biography
Albayrak moved to the Netherlands in 1970. In 1993, Albayrak graduated from Leiden University in international and European law. As part of her degree she also attended lectures in Ankara at Ankara University and the Institut d’Études Françaises, and in Paris at the Institut d’Études Politiques.[1]
She worked at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 1993 to 1998. From 1998 to 2007 she was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives.[1]
On February 22, 2007 Nebahat Albayrak was installed as State Secretary (junior minister) for Justice in the fourth Balkenende cabinet. She and Ahmed Aboutaleb are the first Muslims in a Dutch cabinet.[2] The right wing Party for Freedom tried to prevent the installation of both Nebahat Albayrak and Ahmed Aboutaleb. The party also tried to pass a motion of no confidence in parliament directed against all parliamentarians or executive branch politicians with dual citizenship, claiming these politicians have a loyalty conflict or have the appearance of having one. Nebahat Albayrak has a Turkish and a Dutch passport. The motion was rejected by the House of Representatives, since no other party than the Party for Freedom supported it.
[edit] Claims of misuse of political power
In 2008 State Secretary Albayrak was accused of abusing her powers to reverse decisions made by the Immigration Service or the courts. Anonymous employees of the immigration department leaked confidential information to parliament member Sietse Fritsma (Party for Freedom) claiming Albayrak had reversed 3500 decisions "arbitrarily and without explanation". Albayrak has denied these allegations and stated she had only reversed 450 decisions. In comparison, her predecessor, Rita Verdonk (VVD), reversed 1150 decisions. [3] [4] [5][6]
[edit] See als
[edit] References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ a b "ms. N. Albayrak". www.justitie.nl. Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20070824050514/http://english.justitie.nl/organisation/organisational-chart/Biography_Albayrak.aspx. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Netherlands government sworn in". Al Jazeera English (Al Jazeera). 2007-02-22. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/085F17DB-E708-4BEE-B5B4-A88477FC3C9C.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ http://vorige.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2043757.ece/IND_ers_Albayrak_misbruikt_positie
- ^ http://www.pm.nl/artikel/491/albayrak-in-het-nauw-door-lekkende-ind-ers
- ^ "New Dutch Muslim Cabinet minister accuses lawmaker of racially motivated political attacks". www.iht.com (International Herald Tribune). 2007-03-07. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/07/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Muslim-Minister.php. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Motie "dubbele nationaliteit" verworpen" (in Dutch). NOS Journaal (NOS). 2007-03-02. http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2007/3/2/020307_motie.html. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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