Nationality Dutch Spouse Ard van Rijn | Name Jetta Klijnsma | |
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Full Name Jellejetta Klijnsma Political party Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA) | ||
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Jellejetta "Jetta" Klijnsma ( [ˌjɛləˈjɛtaː ˈjɛtaː ˈklɛinsmaː]; 1957) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP from 2010 to 2012. She focused on matters of culture, senior citizens, disabled people and medical ethics. Previously she was State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet and an alderwoman of the municipality of The Hague. Since November 5, 2012 she has been State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, dealing with unemployment insurances (partial), equality, long-term unemployment, poverty, health and safety in the Second Rutte cabinet.
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- I wanted to know more about the dutch politician jetta klijnsma but couldn t spell her name
- Toer de Loes Aflevering 4 Jetta Klijnsma
- Life
- Political career
- References
Toer de Loes | Aflevering 4 Jetta Klijnsma
Life
Klijnsma was born 18 March 1957 in Hoogeveen. She studied history at the University of Groningen, with a specialization in social history and economic history. After graduating she began to work for the Labour Party's parliamentary group. She was assistant to MPs André van der Louw, Marcel van Dam and Thijs Wöltgens.
Klijnsma has a physical handicap. She was born with spastic legs and only learned how to walk at age thirteen. She has a Reformed background but turned non-religious and became a member of the Dutch Humanist League.
Political career
In 1990 she was elected to the municipal council of The Hague. In 1998 she became alderwoman for welfare, health and emancipation. After the 2006 municipal elections she became responsible for culture and finance and also became vice-mayor. After Wim Deetman stepped down, she was mayor ad interim of The Hague and so became the first woman in that function.
In December 2008 she succeeded fellow Labour Party politician Ahmed Aboutaleb as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the fourth Balkenende cabinet. She was State Secretary until February 2010, when the Labour Party left the cabinet.