Hanneke Steen
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Hanneke Steen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1983 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Hanneke Susan Steen[1] (born 29 March 1983 in Hengelo)[2] is a Dutch politician for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Since 12 November 2025, she has been a member of the House of Representatives. From 2022 to 2025, she served as an alderman in Hengelo, and before that, she was a councilor in the same municipality since 2014.
Steen was born and raised in Hengelo.[3] She studied clarinet for two years at the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. Afterward, she studied law and legal administrative sciences at the University of Groningen.[3] She interned at the Scientific Institute for the CDA.[4]
Steen began her career as a lawyer at a water board.[4] She worked for seven years at Rijkswaterstaat.[3] On 1 June 2020, Steen became the director of the National Signposting Service.[5]
Local politics
After the 2014 municipal elections, Steen became a municipal councilor in Hengelo in April 2014.[2] In 2018, she became the leader of the CDA in the council.[6]
In May 2022, Steen became an alderman in Hengelo, responsible for finance, mobility, talent, and citizen participation.[4][7] In this role, she became regionally responsible for the accessibility of Twente.[4] In early October 2025, she resigned as alderman to focus on the campaign for the general elections.[8]