Karin Straus
Karin Cornelia Josepha Straus (born 6 April 1971 in Roermond) is a Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 23 March 2017.[1] She focused on matters of financial arrangements for children (among others child care), social and psychiatric care, and drug rehabilitation.
She was a member of the municipal council of Roermond from 1998 to 2003 as well as VVD fraction leader from 2002 to 2003. Since 11 March 2010 she has been again a council member of this Dutch Limburg municipality. In the meantime she was a member of the municipal council as well as VVD fraction leader of the South Holland municipality of Midden-Delfland from 2004 to 2006.
Straus studied public administration at Radboud University Nijmegen and organizational and management studies at VU University Amsterdam. She also studied at Nyenrode Business University.
References
- ^ "Drs. K.C.J. (Karin) Straus" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Template:Nl Karin Straus personal website
- Template:Nl House of Representatives biography
- Template:Nl People's Party for Freedom and Democracy website
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Dutch management consultants
- Dutch women in politics
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Municipal councillors in the Netherlands
- Nyenrode Business University alumni
- People from Midden-Delfland
- People from Roermond
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
- Radboud University Nijmegen alumni
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politician stubs