Ineke van Gent

Ineke van Gent
Van Gent in 2010
Mayor of Schiermonnikoog
Assumed office
26 September 2017
Preceded byDick Stellingwerf
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 19 September 2012
Personal details
Born
Wilhelmina van Gent

(1957-06-21) 21 June 1957 (age 67)
Arnhem, Netherlands
Political partyGroenLinks
Other political
affiliations
Pacifist Socialist Party (until 1991)
ResidenceSchiermonnikoog
Alma materSocial Academy (BA, Social work)
OccupationPolitician, trade unionist, civil servant
Website(in Dutch) GroenLinks website

Wilhelmina "Ineke" van Gent (born 21 June 1957) is a Dutch politician serving as Mayor of Schiermonnikoog since 2017. A member of GroenLinks, she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2012.[1] She focused on matters of employment, social work, day care, emancipation, public transport and Kingdom relations.

  1. ^ "Unknown Wilders delivers keynote speech at 9/11 demo". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010. Mild reactions in the Netherlands -- Green Left MP Ineke van Gent wrote on Twitter: "Feeble texts by Geert's standards. He wants to govern now and not provoke. That's it! The chance of mad right [in government, ed.] has increased:-("