Ilana Rooderkerk
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4 May 1987
Ilana Rooderkerk | |
|---|---|
 Rooderkerk in 2015 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tjeerd de Groot |
| In office 6 December 2023 – 7 December 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Tjeerd de Groot |
| Municipal councillor of Amsterdam | |
| In office March 2018 – 3 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ilana Rooderkerk 4 May 1987 Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
| Party | Democrats 66 |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (BSc, MSc) |
Ilana Rooderkerk (pronounced [iˈlaːnaː ˈroːdərkɛr(ə)k]; born 4 May 1987) is a Dutch actress, political scientist and politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2023. She previously held a seat in the municipal council of Amsterdam from 2018 to 2023.[1] As an actress, Rooderkerk portrayed the character of Esmée Klein in the soap opera Onderweg naar Morgen from 2005 to 2010.[2]
House committee assignments
Rooderkerk was born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands.[3] Upon completing her secondary education in 2005, she was cast for the role of Esmée Klein in the soap opera Onderweg naar Morgen, broadcast by BNN.[3] Following the cancellation of the series in 2010, Rooderkerk studied international relations at the University of Amsterdam, obtaining a master's degree in 2014.[3]
Between 2014 and 2021, Rooderkerk worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.[3] She won a seat in the municipal council of Amsterdam in the 2018 municipal election, and was re-elected in the 2022 municipal election.[3] On 22 November 2023, she ran in the 2023 general election as the sixth candidate on the D66 list, and was elected into the House of Representatives.[3] She was installed as MP on 6 December 2023, but she temporarily left the House due to her parental leave days later.[3] Rooderkerk was replaced by Tjeerd de Groot, and she returned on 29 March 2024.[4] Rooderkerk became D66's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, emancipation, art, culture, climate, energy, and mining.[5] To promote reading among children, she proposed with Arend Kisteman (VVD) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.[6]
- Committee for Education, Culture and Science
- Committee for Economic Affairs
- Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
- Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth[7]