Tamara van Ark
Tamara van Ark | |
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.jpg) Tamara van Ark in 2018 | |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Jetta Klijnsma |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tamara van Ark 11 August 1974 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence(s) | Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Management consultant · Social worker |
| Website | (in English) State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
Tamara van Ark (born 11 August 1974) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She is a former member of parliament and has been the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Rutte III since 2017.
Van Ark studied public administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was an alderwoman of the former municipality of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel from 2004 to 2010 and of its successor, the Zuidplas municipality in 2010.[citation needed] In the same year, she was elected at a national level, to the House of Representatives (or Second Chamber. As a member of parliament from 17 June 2010, she focused on matters of long-term care. She was also involved, with other parliamentarians, with a law proposal against labour discrimination of homosexuals.[citation needed]
Van Ark was re-elected to the House of Representatives (Second Chamber) in 2012 and 2017. She stayed in the Chamber until her transfer to the cabinet in 26 October 2017.[citation needed]
External links
- (in Dutch) Drs. T. (Tamara) van Ark at the PDC Biographical Archive (Parlement.com), by the Parliamentary Documentary Centre of Leiden University
- (in English) Tamara van Ark at the Dutch government English language website
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