Anouchka van Miltenburg

Dutch politician

For other uses, see Van Miltenburg.

In this Dutch name, the surname is  Van Miltenburg, not  Miltenburg.

Anouchka van Miltenburg

Van Miltenburg in 2011

Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
25 September 2012 (2012-09-25) – 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
Preceded by| Gerdi Verbeet
Succeeded by| Khadija Arib
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 January 2003 (2003-01-30) – 23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Personal details
Born|

Anouchka van Miltenburg

(1967-04-20) 20 April 1967 (age 56)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse| Chris Halkes (since 1991)
Residence(s)| Zaltbommel, Netherlands
Occupation| Politician
Journalist
Website| Official site

Anouchka van Miltenburg (born 20 April 1967) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 25 September 2012 until 12 December 2015 and served as a member of the House of Representatives between 30 January 2003 and 23 March 2017.

## Biography[edit]

### Early life[edit]

Van Miltenburg attended a MAVO in Utrecht from 1979 until 1984 when she studied for a year at the Prince of Wales College in Vancouver. From 1984 until 1986 she attended a Havo in Nieuwegein. After that she began a study in journalism at the journalism school in Tilburg and graduated in 1991. From 1991 until 2001 she worked as a freelance journalist for various media companies (Brabants Dagblad, NOS). And from 1992 until 1993 she worked as a teacher at a media school in 's-Hertogenbosch.

### Politics[edit]

On 14 March 2002 she was elected as a member of the municipal council in her hometown of Zaltbommel for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. She left the municipal council on 1 January 2003 when she became a candidate for the House of Representatives during the Dutch general election of 2003. On 30 January 2003 she became Member of the House of Representatives and was re-elected each time until the 2017 elections. Her main focus was on matters of mass media and medical ethics. On 20 September 2012 she announced her candidacy to succeed Gerdi Verbeet as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Verbeet retired after six-years and this left the high office open. Van Miltenburg defeated fellow former journalist Ton Elias in an internal election in the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[1] Van Miltenburg went on to win the presidency after defeating her two rival candidates, Khadija Arib of the Labour Party and Gerard Schouw of the Democrats 66 in the main election and was installed as president the same day on 25 September 2012.[2][3] Van Miltenburg resigned as Speaker of the House on 12 December 2015 when it became clear she had suppressed two letters of a whistleblower from the justice ministry who had the right details on the Teeven-deal, by putting the letters through the shredder..[4] Her term as member of the House ended on 23 March 2017.[5]

### Personal[edit]

Anouchka van Miltenburg has been married to Chris Halkes since 1991 and has three children, she lives in Zaltbommel. She is a member of the Catholic Church.[6] In the 1990s Van Miltenburg was the lead singer of a rock band called Blow Smoke.[7]

## References[edit]

* (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

1. ^ (in Dutch) Interne strijd VVD over voorzitterschap Kamer, RTL Nieuws, September 20, 2012
2. ^ (in Dutch) Anouchka van Miltenburg nieuwe Kamervoorzitter, RTL Nieuws, September 25, 2012
3. ^ (in Dutch) Van Miltenburg nieuwe voorzitter, NOS, September 25, 2012
4. ^ "Kamervoorzitter Van Miltenburg treedt af om Teeven-deal" (in Dutch). NU.nl. December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
5. ^ "A. (Anouchka) van Miltenburg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
6. ^ (in Dutch) Biografie Anouchka van Miltenburg Archived October 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Elsevier, June 17, 2010
7. ^ http://www.gelderlander.nl/algemeen/binnenland/goedlachse-van-miltenburg-meer-dan-gek-kapsel-1.2024078. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)

## External links[edit]

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* (in Dutch) Anouchka van Miltenburg (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)

Political offices

Preceded by

Gerdi Verbeet

|  Speaker of the House of Representatives
2012–2015  | Succeeded by

Khadija Arib

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Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2012–2017)

House of Representatives
20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017

People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 40)|

* Zijlstra
* Van Ark
* Azmani
* Berckmoes-Duindam
* ‹Blok›
* De Boer
* Bosma
* Bosman
* Ten Broeke
* Van der Burg
* De Caluwé
* ‹Dijkhoff›
* R. Dijkstra
* Duisenberg
* Elias
* Geselschap
* Harbers
* Heerema
* ‹Hennis-Plasschaert›
* ‹Huizing›
* De Lange
* ‹Leegte›
* ‹De Liefde›
* Van der Linde
* ‹Litjens›
* Lodders
* ‹Lucas›
* Van Miltenburg (Speaker, 2012–15)
* Moors
* A. Mulder
* Neppérus
* ‹Van Nieuwenhuizen›
* Nijkerken-de Haan
* Van Oosten
* Potters
* Van der Ree
* A. Rutte
* ‹M. Rutte›
* ‹Schippers›
* Schut-Welkzijn
* ‹Van der Steur›
* Straus
* Taverne
* Teeven
* Tellegen
* ‹Van Veen›
* Veldman
* ‹Verheijen›
* Visser
* A. de Vries
* Vuijk
* ‹Weekers›
* Van Wijngaarden
* Van 't Wout
* Ziengs

Labour Party
(PvdA – 35)|

* Kuiken
* Arib (Speaker, 2015–17)
* Asante
* ‹Bonis›
* Bouwmeester
* Brouwer
* Çegerek
* ‹Van Dam›
* Van Dekken
* ‹O. van Dijk›
* ‹Dijsselbloem›
* Dikkers
* Eijsink
* Fokke
* Groot
* Günal-Gezer
* ‹Hamer›
* ‹Heijnen›
* ‹Hilkens›
* Hoogland
* Jacobi
* ‹Jadnanansing›
* Kerstens
* ‹Klijnsma›
* Van Laar
* Leenders
* Maij
* Marcouch
* Mohandis
* Nijboer
* Oosenbrug
* ‹Plasterk›
* Recourt
* ‹Samsom›
* Servaes
* Tanamal
* ‹Timmermans›
* ‹Ünver›
* Van der Velde
* Vermeij
* Vermue
* Volp
* J. Vos
* M. Vos
* A.A. de Vries
* Wolbert
* Ypma
* Yücel

Socialist Party
(SP – 15)|

* Roemer
* Bashir
* Van Bommel
* J. van Dijk
* Van Gerven
* Gesthuizen
* ‹Jansen›
* Karabulut
* Kooiman
* Leijten
* Merkies
* Van Nispen
* Van Raak
* Siderius
* Smaling
* ‹Smits›
* ‹Swinkels›
* Ulenbelt
* ‹De Wit›

Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 13)|

* Van Haersma Buma
* Amhaouch
* Bruins Slot
* Geurts
* Heerma
* Van Helvert
* ‹Van Hijum›
* Keijzer
* Knops
* A.H. Mulder
* Omtzigt
* ‹Oskam›
* Rog
* Ronnes
* ‹De Rouwe›
* Van Toorenburg

Party for Freedom
(PVV – 12)|

* Wilders
* Agema
* Beertema
* Bosma
* Van Dijck
* Fritsma
* ‹Gerbrands›
* De Graaf
* Graus
* Helder
* Klever
* Madlener
* De Roon

Democrats 66
(D66 – 12)|

* Pechtold
* Belhaj
* Bergkamp
* ‹Berndsen›
* P. Dijkstra
* ‹Hachchi›
* Koolmees
* Koşer Kaya
* Van Meenen
* ‹Schouw›
* Sjoerdsma
* Swinkels
* Van Veldhoven
* Verhoeven
* Van Weyenberg

Christian Union
(CU – 5)|

* Segers
* Bruins
* Dik-Faber
* Schouten
* ‹Slob›
* Voordewind

GroenLinks
(GL – 4)|

* Klaver
* ‹Ellemeet›
* Grashoff
* ‹Van Ojik›
* ‹Sap›
* Van Tongeren
* Voortman

Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)|

* Van der Staaij
* Bisschop
* Dijkgraaf

Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 2)|

* Thieme
* Ouwehand
* ‹Wassenberg›

50PLUS
(50+ – 1)|

* Krol
* ‹Baay-Timmerman›

Bontes/Van Klaveren Group
(Indep. – 2)|

* Bontes
* Van Klaveren

Kuzu/Öztürk Group
(Indep. – 2)|

* Kuzu
* Öztürk

Member Van Vliet
(Indep. – 1)|

* Van Vliet

Member Klein
(Indep. – 1)|

* Klein

Member Houwers
(Indep. – 1)|

* Houwers

Member Monasch
(Indep. – 1)|

* Monasch

Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member;
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See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019

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Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010–2012)

House of Representatives, 17 June 2010 – 19 September 2012

People's Party for Freedom
and Democracy (31)|

* Blok
* Aptroot
* Van Ark
* Azmani
* Van Beek
* Berckmoes-Duindam
* De Boer
* Bosman
* Ten Broeke
* Van der Burg
* De Caluwé
* <Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink>
* Dijkhoff
* Elias
* Harbers
* Hennis-Plasschaert
* Houwers
* Huizing
* <De Krom>
* Leegte
* De Liefde
* Lodders
* Lucas
* Van Miltenburg
* Mulder
* Neppérus
* <Nicolaï>
* Van Nieuwenhuizen
* <Rutte>
* Schaart
* <Schippers>
* Snijder-Hazelhoff
* Van der Steur
* Straus
* Taverne
* <Teeven>
* <Weekers>
* Ziengs
* <Zijlstra>

Labour Party (30)|

* Samsom
* Albayrak
* Arib
* Bouwmeester
* Çelik
* <Cohen>
* Van Dam
* Van Dekken
* Dijksma
* Dijsselbloem
* Dikkers
* Eijsink
* Groot
* Hamer
* Heijnen
* Hilkens
* Jacobi
* Jadnanansing
* Klijnsma
* <Kraneveldt>
* Kuiken
* De Lange
* <Leerdam>
* Marcouch
* Monasch
* Plasterk
* Recourt
* Smeets
* <Spekman>
* Timmermans
* Van der Veen
* Verbeet (Speaker)
* Vermeij
* Wolbert

Christian Democratic
Appeal (21)|

* Van Haersma Buma
* <Atsma>
* <Bijleveld>
* <Bijsterveldt>
* Biskop
* Blanksma-van den Heuvel
* Van Bochove
* Bruins Slot
* Çörüz
* Ferrier
* Haverkamp
* Van Hijum
* Holtackers
* <De Jager>
* <Joldersma>
* <Klink>
* Knops
* Koopmans
* Koppejan
* Omtzigt
* Ormel
* De Rouwe
* Smilde
* Sterk
* Van Toorenburg
* Uitslag
* <Verburg>
* <Verhagen>
* Van der Werf

Party for Freedom (20)|

* Wilders
* Agema
* Beertema
* Van den Besselaar
* Bontes
* Bosma
* Van Dijck
* Dille
* Driessen
* Elissen
* Fritsma
* Gerbrands
* Graus
* Helder
* De Jong
* Van Klaveren
* Lucassen
* De Mos
* De Roon
* <Sharpe>
* Van Vliet

Socialist Party (15)|

* Roemer
* Bashir
* Van Bommel
* Van Dijk
* Van Gerven
* Gesthuizen
* Irrgang
* Jansen
* <Janssen>
* Karabulut
* Kooiman
* Leijten
* Van Raak
* Smits
* Ulenbelt
* De Wit

Democrats 66 (10)|

* Pechtold
* Berndsen
* Dijkstra
* Hachchi
* Van der Ham
* Koolmees
* Koşer Kaya
* Schouw
* Van Veldhoven
* Verhoeven

GroenLinks (10)|

* Sap
* <Van den Berge>
* Braakhuis
* Dibi
* El Fassed
* Van Gent
* Grashoff
* <Halsema>
* Klaver
* Peters
* Van Tongeren
* Voortman

Christian Union (5)|

* Slob
* Ortega
* <Rouvoet>
* Schouten
* Voordewind
* Wiegman

Reformed Political Party (2)|

* Van der Staaij
* Dijkgraaf

Party for the Animals (2)|

* Thieme
* <Hazekamp>
* Ouwehand

Independents (4)|

* Groep Kortenoeven/Hernandez
* Kortenoeven
* Hernandez
* Lid-Brinkman
* Brinkman
* Lid-Van Bemmel
* Van Bemmel

See also: Members of the House of Representatives, 2006–2010, Members of the House of Representatives, 2012–2017, Members of the Senate, 2011–2015

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Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2006–2010)

House of Representatives, 30 November 2006 – 16 June 2010

Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 41)|

* Van Geel
* Aasted-Madsen
* Algra
* Atsma
* <Balkenende>
* Bilder
* Biskop
* Blanksma-Van den Heuvel
* Van Bochove
* <Van de Camp>
* Çörüz
* Van Dijk
* <Donner>
* Eski
* Ferrier
* <Van Gennip>
* Van Haersma Buma
* Haverkamp
* <Hessels>
* <Van Heugten>
* Van Hijum
* <Van der Hoeven>
* Ten Hoopen
* Jager
* Joldersma
* Jonker
* <Van der Knaap>
* Knops
* Koopmans
* Koppejan
* <Kortenhorst>
* Mastwijk
* de Nerée tot Babberich
* Omtzigt
* Ormel
* De Pater-Van der Meer
* Pieper
* De Rouwe
* Schermers
* Schinkelshoek
* Schreijer-Pierik
* Smilde
* Spies
* Sterk
* Van Toorenburg
* Uitslag
* <Verburg>
* <Verhagen>
* Vietsch
* De Vries
* Van Vroonhoven-Kok
* <Wijn>
* Willemse-Van der Ploeg

Labour Party
(PvdA – 33)|

* Hamer
* Albayrak
* Arib
* Besselink
* Blom
* Boelhouwer
* <Bos>
* Bouchibti
* Bouwmeester
* <Bussemaker>
* <Crone>
* Van Dam
* <Depla>
* Van Dijken
* <Dijksma>
* Dijsselbloem
* Eijsink
* Gill'ard
* Heerts
* Heijnen
* Jacobi
* Kalma
* <Koenders>
* Kraneveldt
* Kuiken
* <Laaper>
* Leerdam
* Linhard
* Roefs
* Samsom
* Smeets
* Spekman
* Tang
* <Tichelaar>
* Timmer
* <Timmermans>
* Van der Veen
* Verbeet (Speaker)
* Vermeij
* Vos
* Waalkens
* Wolbert
* <Wolfson>
* <Yücel>

Socialist Party
(SP – 25)|

* Kant
* <Abel>
* Bashir
* Van Bommel
* Van Dijk
* Gerkens
* Van Gerven
* Gesthuizen
* <Van Gijlswijk>
* Irrgang
* Jansen
* Karabulut
* Langkamp
* Van Leeuwen
* Leijten
* Lempens
* Luijben
* Marijnissen
* Polderman
* Poppe
* Van Raak
* Roemer
* De Rooij
* <De Roos>
* Smits
* Ulenbelt
* Van Velzen
* de Wit

People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 21)|

* Rutte
* Aptroot
* <Van Baalen>
* Van Beek
* Blok
* <Boekestijn>
* Ten Broeke
* Van der Burg
* Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink
* <Elias>
* Griffith
* Harbers
* Kamp
* De Krom
* Meeuwis
* Van Miltenburg
* Neppérus
* Nicolaï
* Remkes
* Schippers
* Snijder-Hazelhoff
* Teeven
* Weekers
* Zijlstra

Party for Freedom
(PVV – 9)|

* Wilders
* Agema
* Bosma
* Brinkman
* Van Dijck
* Fritsma
* Graus
* <Madlener>
* De Mos
* De Roon

GroenLinks
(GL – 7)|

* Halsema
* Azough
* Dibi
* <Diks>
* <Duyvendak>
* Van Gent
* Peters
* Sap
* Vendrik

Christian Union
(CU – 6)|

* Slob
* Anker
* Cramer
* <Huizinga>
* Ortega
* <Rouvoet>
* Voordewind
* Wiegman

Democrats 66
(D66 – 3)|

* Pechtold
* Van der Ham
* Kaya

Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 2)|

* Thieme
* Ouwehand

Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)|

* Van der Vlies
* Van der Staaij

Independent
(Lid-Verdonk – 1)|

* Verdonk

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