Femke Halsema

Femke Halsema
Halsema in 2018
Mayor of Amsterdam
Assumed office
12 July 2018
Preceded byJozias van Aartsen
Leader of GroenLinks in the House of Representatives
In office
26 November 2002 – 16 December 2010
Preceded byPaul Rosenmöller
Succeeded byJolande Sap
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 12 January 2011
Personal details
Born (1966-04-25) 25 April 1966 (age 58)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Political partyGroenLinks
Domestic partnerRobert Oey
Children2
Residence(s)Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materUtrecht University
WebsiteOfficial website

Femke Halsema (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈɦɑlsəmaː] ; born 25 April 1966) is a Dutch politician and filmmaker. On 27 June 2018, she was appointed Mayor of Amsterdam and began serving a six-year term on 12 July 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She previously was a member of the House of Representatives for the leftist green party, GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011, and served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2010.