Kim van Sparrentak

Kim van Sparrentak
Van Sparrentak (2022)
Member of the European Parliament
for Netherlands
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35)
Political partyGroenLinks (2012–present)

Kim van Sparrentak (born 16 October 1989[1]) is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the GroenLinks political party since 2019.[1]

She co-wrote legislation that limited the influence of major tech companies and that granted municipalities greater discretion in regulating which properties can be rented out for short-term homestays through platforms such as Airbnb.[2]

Van Sparrentak was re-elected in June 2024 as the fourth candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list, which received a plurality in the Netherlands of eight seats.[3] She is focused on digital affairs and LGBTQIA+ rights.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Home | Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 October 1989.
  2. ^ Nijenhuis, Hans (4 June 2024). "De ene Nederlander kreeg de afgelopen vijf jaar echt iets voor elkaar in Brussel, de ander helemaal niks" [Some Dutch MEPs had tangible achievements in the past five years, others did not]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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  4. ^ "Kim van Sparrentak". GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 November 2024.