Sienie Strikwerda | |
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.jpg) Strikwerda (1984) | |
| Chairperson Committee Cruise Missiles No | |
| In office 1982 – 3 October 1986 | |
| Provincial Council of North Holland | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geesiena Jacoba van Klinken 7 November 1921 Musselkanaal, Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 June 2013 (aged 91) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (PvdA) |
| Occupation | educator, feminist and anti–nuclear weapons activist |
Geesiena Jacoba "Sienie" Strikwerda (née van Klinken; 7 November 1921 – 23 June 2013) was a Dutch educator, feminist, and anti–nuclear weapons activist. She served as chairperson of the Committee Cruise Missiles No, the national committee against nuclear cruise missiles. On 29 October 1983, the committee organised a demonstration of 550,000 people which was the largest demonstration in the history of the Netherlands. In 1985, she offered Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers, a petition with 3.7 million signatures. She served in the Provincial Council of North Holland between 1991 and 1995.