Jolande Sap

Jolande Sap
Leader of GroenLinks in the House of Representatives
In office
16 December 2010 – 5 October 2012
Preceded byFemke Halsema
Succeeded byBram van Ojik
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 September 2008 – 23 October 2012
Personal details
Born (1963-05-22) 22 May 1963 (age 61)
Venlo, Netherlands
Political partyGroenLinks
Residence(s)Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materTilburg University (MA in Political Economics and Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician, academic, civil servant
Website(in Dutch) GreenLeft website

Johanna Catharina Maria "Jolande" Sap (born 22 May 1963) is a former Dutch politician and former educator and civil servant. A member of GroenLinks (GL), she replaced Wijnand Duyvendak as a member of the House of Representatives on 3 September 2008, after his resignation. She had temporarily been replacing Mariko Peters from the previous day who was on parental leave. From 16 December 2010 to 5 October 2012[1][2] she was party leader as well as parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, replacing Femke Halsema who announced her retirement from politics as of that date.

  1. ^ "Dutch Caretaker Govt Wins Majority For Budget Deal". The Wall Street Journal. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ Zantingh, Peter (5 October 2012). "(Dutch) Jolande Sap legt fractievoorzitterschap neer". NRC Handelsblad.