Karin Adelmund

Karin Adelmund
Karin Adelmund in 1988
State Secretary of Education, Culture, and Science
In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Tineke Netelenbos
Succeeded by	Annette Nijs
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 May 2002 – 21 October 2005
In office 17 May 1994 – 3 August 1998
Personal details
Born	Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund (1949-03-18)18 March 1949 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	21 October 2005(2005-10-21) (aged 56) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrɪn iˈvɔnə iˈreːnə ˈjɑnsə(n) ˈaːdəlˌmɵnt]; 18 March 1949 – 21 October 2005) was a Dutch politician and member of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Early life and education

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund was born on 18 March 1949 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Fritz Jansen Adelmund and Anna van der Hoven. She had two brothers and three sisters.

She went to Protestant primary and secondary schools in Rotterdam. She then studied at the Public Social Academy (1968–1972) in Rotterdam and she studied social sciences at the University of Amsterdam (1972–1979) in Amsterdam.

Career

Adelmund was a member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). She was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (1994–1998), chairwoman of the Labour Party (1997–1998), State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science (1998–2002), and again member of the House of Representatives (2002–2005) until her death.

She died on 21 October 2005, at the age 56, in Amsterdam.