Karin Straus

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Karin Straus
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Karin Straus
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
26 October 2010 – 23 March 2017
Personal details
Born
Karin Cornelia Josepha Straus

(1971-04-06) 6 April 1971 (age 50)
Roermond
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
OccupationPolitician

Karin Straus (born 6 April 1971 in Roermond) is a Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 23 March 2017.[1] She focused on matters of financial arrangements for children (among others child care), social and psychiatric care, and drug rehabilitation.

She was a member of the municipal council of Roermond from 1998 to 2003 as well as VVD fraction leader from 2002 to 2003. Since 11 March 2010 she has been again a council member of this Dutch Limburg municipality. In the meantime she was a member of the municipal council as well as VVD fraction leader of the South Holland municipality of Midden-Delfland from 2004 to 2006.

Straus studied public administration at Radboud University Nijmegen and organizational and management studies at VU University Amsterdam. She also studied at Nyenrode Business University.

References[]

  1. ^ "Drs. K.C.J. (Karin) Straus" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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