Femke Halsema | |
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Mayor of Amsterdam | |
Assumed office 12 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jozias van Aartsen |
Leader of GroenLinks in the House of Representatives | |
In office 26 November 2002 – 16 December 2010 | |
Preceded by | Paul Rosenmöller |
Succeeded by | Jolande Sap |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 19 May 1998 – 12 January 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 25 April 1966
Political party | GroenLinks |
Domestic partner | Robert Oey |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Website | Official 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.