Fleur Gräper
Fleur Gräper | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gräper in 2014 | |
| State Secretary for Culture and Media | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Steven van Weyenberg |
| Member of the Provincial Executive of Groningen | |
| In office 2015–2023 | |
| Chairperson of Democrats 66 | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ingrid van Engelshoven |
| Succeeded by | Letty Demmers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fleur Quirine van Koolwijk[1] 23 December 1974 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Spouse |
Floris Gräper (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
Fleur Quirine Gräper-van Koolwijk (born 23 December 1974) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who has been serving as State Secretary for Culture and Media since 12 January 2024.
Biography[edit]
Gräper was born in 1974 in Leiden, and she studied history.[2][3] She served on the Provincial Council of Groningen, including as parliamentary leader, and she first ran for the House of Representatives in the 2010 general election as D66's eighteenth candidate. She was not elected.[4][5] Gräper became the party's chairperson in 2013, and she stepped down in 2015 to join the Provincial Executive of Groningen.[6] As a member of the latter, she was involved in debates over the southern part of Groningen's ring road.[3] Gräper left the provincial executive in July 2023.[7]
She was appointed State Secretary for Culture and Media on 12 January 2024 as part of the demissionary fourth Rutte cabinet. Gunay Uslu had resigned in December 2023 to become CEO of Corendon and had been succeeded by Steven van Weyenberg. However, Van Weyenberg switched to the position of Minister of Finance the following month, leaving the state secretarial vacancy for Gräper to fill.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Gräper is married and has two children.[2]
Electoral history[edit]
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 18 | 3,560 | 10 | Lost | [4] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 74[a] | 300 | 24 | Lost | [8] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 71 | 429 | 9 | Lost | [9] | |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Gräper participated as a lijstduwer of her party in electoral district 1 (Groningen).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nakomelingen van Roelof Nijemeijer (van1600- tot heden)". www.noordelingen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Fleur Gräper-van Koolwijk". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Van Weyenberg minister van Financiën, Gräper staatssecretaris van Cultuur" [Van Weyenberg Minister of Finance, Gräper State Secretary for Culture and Media]. NOS (in Dutch). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Frölke, Steven; Verkerk, Jorit (10 January 2024). "Van Weyenberg volgt Kaag op als minister van Financiën, Gräper nieuwe staatssecretaris voor Cultuur" [Van Weyenberg succeeds Kaag as Minister of Finance, Gräper new State Secretary for Culture and Media]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Korteweg, Ariejan (14 August 2015). "Twee ervaren bestuurders in race voorzitterschap D66" [Two experienced administrators compete over D66 chairpersonship]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Hofs, Yvonne (10 January 2024). "Bewindspersonen op banenjacht veroorzaken leegloop kabinet" [Cabinet members on job hunt cause exodus]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 63, 188. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 21–22. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
