Angelien Eijsink was elected as member of the Dutch Parliament in 2003. For fourteen years she was the spokesperson for the Dutch political party PvdA on defence. She was also chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. In this role she committed herself to, for instance, veterans and war victims. She also had an important voice in files such as the JSF and the Dutch deployment in Afghanistan. For many years she was an active member and Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Nice to know: Angelien Eijsink started her career in education, including as a nursery school and music teacher. And she was the first Dutch woman to spend a long time on a submarine.
Angelien Eijsink
was elected as member of the Dutch Parliament in 2003. Read more.
