Nationality Dutch Education Leiden University Role Dutch Politician | Name Kathleen Ferrier Spouse(s) Tjeerd de Boer Residence Leusden, Netherlands | |
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Full Name Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier Born March 8, 1957 (age 67)
Paramaribo, Suriname ( 1957-03-08 ) Political party Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appel - CDA) Alma mater Leiden University (M.A., Spanish language and literature, Portuguese language and Development aid) Occupation Politician, development aid worker Religion Protestant Church in the Netherlands Party Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier (born March 8, 1957) is a former Dutch politician of Surinamese descent and development aid worker. She served as a member of parliament of Netherlands representing the party Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) from 2002 to 2012.
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Early life and education
Ferrier was born in Paramaribo in Suriname when it was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. She is a daughter of the first President of Suriname Johan Ferrier and a half-sister of Surinamese novelist Cynthia McLeod. Ferrier studied Spanish language and Spanish literature (with a specialization in modern Spanish American literature), Portuguese language and also development aid at Leiden University. She completed her masters' thesis on the Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén.
She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).
Career
While Ferrier was an MP from May 23, 2002, to September 19, 2012, she focused on matters of development aid, education, public health, welfare and sports. In 2017, Ferrier joined Asian University for Women (AUW) as an honorary visiting professor.