Sharon Gesthuizen

Sharon Maria Jacoba Gerarda Gesthuizen (born 23 January 1976 in Nijmegen[1]) is a Dutch politician and former businesswoman and trade unionist. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017.[2] She focused on matters of economic affairs, asylum and immigration policy, and judiciary.

Sharon Gesthuizen
Gesthuizen in 2012
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 November 2006 – 22 March 2017
Personal details
Born (1976-01-23) 23 January 1976
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Political partyGreenLeft
Other political
affiliations		SP (until 2018)

From April till December 2006 she was a member of the municipal council of Haarlem.[2]

In 2018 she left the Socialist Party in favor of GreenLeft because she didn't agree with the party's stance on migration.[3]

Gesthuizen grew up in Millingen aan de Rijn and studied art at the Artez Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. From 2002 to 2003 she was a member of the Dutch Student Union (LSVb).

References
  1. "Gesthuizen S.M.J.G. (SP)". Tweedekamer.nl. House of Representatives. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "S.M.J.G. (Sharon) Gesthuizen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Sharon Gesthuizen stapt over van SP naar GroenLinks" [Sharon Gesthuizen exchanges SP for Green Left]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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