Simone Kerseboom
Simone Kerseboom | |
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![]() Kerseboom (2021) | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
Member of the States of Limburg | |
Assumed office 28 March 2019[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Roosendaal, Netherlands | 26 April 1984
Political party | Forum for Democracy |
Residence | Maastricht, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Rhodes University |
Occupation | Translator |
Simone Kerseboom (born 26 April 1984) is a Dutch politician of the conservative populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election and a member of the States of Limburg since 2019. Kerseboom lived in South Africa for about twenty years and holds a doctorate from Rhodes University.
Early life and career[]
Kerseboom was born in the North Brabant city of Roosendaal, and she moved with her parents at age twelve to South Africa, the country where her mother was born.[2] She studied history at Rhodes University, obtaining her doctorate after completing her dissertation about the nation state and national identity.[3][4] Kerseboom returned to the Netherlands in 2015 and started working as a translator, editor, and writer. She owned a business called Novel Translations & Language Services.[3][5]
Politics[]
In 2017, Kerseboom wrote an opinion piece on the website ThePostOnline, in which she warned that "a shared national identity appears to be eroding rapidly" in the Netherlands. She wrote that "any remnants of national pride and values are systematically being replaced by a relentless supranationalism accompanied by the politically correct abstract concepts of multiculturalism and diversity which threaten Dutch sovereignty and national cohesion by emphasizing the differences between citizens instead of celebrating what we have in common".[6][7]
Kerseboom joined Forum for Democracy and was their second candidate in Limburg in the 2019 provincial elections. The party, a newcomer, won seven seats, causing Kerseboom to receive a seat in the States of Limburg.[8] When FvD's lead candidate left the council to become a member of the provincial executive, Kerseboom succeeded him as caucus leader.[9] In November 2020, newspaper Het Parool published an article about extremist ideas held by members of the party's youth wing, which caused a crisis within Forum for Democracy. Four out of the seven FvD members of the States of Limburg left the party, while Kerseboom expressed her continuing support for party leader Thierry Baudet.[10][11]
Forum for Democracy announced the following month that Kerseboom would appear fifth on its party list in the 2021 general election.[12] She was elected, receiving 7,025 preference votes, and entered the House of Representatives on 31 March.[13] She kept her seat in the States of Limburg but stepped down as caucus leader.[14] Kerseboom became her party's spokesperson for foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, culture, and science, and she is on the Committees for Education, Culture and Science; for Foreign Affairs; and for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. She is also part of the contact groups United Kingdom and United States and of the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council.[15][5] Kerseboom violated social distancing rules – in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic – after holding her maiden speech, when fellow member of parliament Gideon van Meijeren congratulated her by kissing and hugging her.[16]
Personal life[]
Kerseboom lives in the Limburg city of Maastricht.[15]
References[]
- ^ "(PS) Provinciale Staten" [(PS) States Provincial]. Provincie Limburg] (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Goossen, Hans (28 July 2021). "Limburgs Kamerlid Simone Kerseboom: 'Komma's verschuiven in Den Haag'" [Limburg MP Simone Kerseboom: 'Moving the commas in The Hague']. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Van Kampen, Marco (22 March 2019). "Zoon zette FvD-lijsttrekker Ruud Burlet aan het denken: 'Hij voelt zich steeds minder thuis in dit land'" [Son made FvD lead candidate Ruud Burlet think: 'He feels less and less at home in this country']. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Boersema, Wendelmoet (18 March 2021). "Met deze mannen (en één vrouw) gaat Thierry Baudet de Tweede Kamer in" [Thierry Baudet will enter the House of Representatives with these men (and one woman)]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives]. FVD (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Stokmans, Derk; Van de Wiel, Clara (27 March 2019). "Wie zijn de nieuwe Statenleden van Forum voor Democratie?" [Who are the new Forum for Democracy provincial council members?]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Kerseboom, Simone (29 October 2017). "Finding orange in the rainbow: multicultural nationalism in a supranationalist society". ThePostOnline. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Uitslag provincie Limburg provinciale statenverkiezing 2019" [Limburg results 2019 provincial elections] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 25 March 2019. p. 41. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Goossen, Hans (30 September 2019). "'Interne kwestie' splijt Forum voor Democratie in Limburg" ['Internal matter' splits Forum for Democracy in Limburg]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Peeters, Jule (19 December 2020). "Vertrokken FvD'ers verder als 'Samen voor Limburg'" [Departed FvD members continue as 'Samen voor Limburg']. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Banach, Benti; Peeters, Jule (3 December 2020). "Scheuring Limburgse fractie Forum voor Democratie compleet: 'Niet gekozen om in slecht geregisseerde soap te belanden'" [Split Limburg caucus Forum for Democracy complete: 'Haven't chosen to end up in a badly-directed soap']. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Korteweg, Ariejan (27 December 2020). "Baudet handhaaft Freek Jansen op Kamerlijst vol hardliners" [Baudet keeps Freek Jansen on party list filled with hardliners]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. p. 238. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Hensels, Jan (24 March 2021). "Limburgs FvD-Kamerlid Simone Kerseboom blijft voorlopig ook lid van Provinciale Staten" [Limburg FvD MP Simone Kerseboom will remain a member of the States Provincial for the time being]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Simone Kerseboom". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Boonman, Vera (19 May 2021). "Zoenende Kamerleden ondanks nadruk op coronaregels in Tweede Kamer" [Kissing MPs despite emphasis on corona rules in House of Representatives]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links[]
- Simone Kerseboom, Houseofrepresentatives.nl
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- Dutch translators
- Forum for Democracy (Netherlands) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Members of the Provincial Council of Limburg
- People from Maastricht
- Rhodes University alumni