Gerdi Verbeet

Gerdi Verbeet
Verbeet in 2010
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 6 December 2006 – 20 September 2012
Preceded by	Frans Weisglas
Succeeded by	Anouchka van Miltenburg
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 26 July 2002 – 20 September 2012
In office 11 December 2001 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Gerardina Alida Verbeet (1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 73) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (since 1975)
Spouses	First husband ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 2004)​ Wim Meijer ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2 sons (first marriage) 2 stepdaughters (second marriage)
Residence	Amsterdam
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Political consultant · Nonprofit director · Teacher

Gerardina Alida "Gerdi" Verbeet (born 18 April 1951) is a retired Dutch politician and political consultant who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 6 December 2006 to 19 September 2012. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she is the second officeholder elected independently by the House of Representatives after her predecessor Frans Weisglas. She served as a member of the House of Representatives from 26 July 2002 to 19 September 2012 and previously from 11 December 2001 until 22 May 2002.^[1]