Patricia Remak
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July 16, 1965
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1993–2005)
Independent (since 2005)
Patricia Remak | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland | |
| In office 20 March 2003 – 9 January 2007 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 May 1998 – 23 May 2002 | |
| Ward Alderman of Amsterdam-Zuidoost | |
| In office 17 June 1997 – April 1998 | |
| Member of the municipal council of Amsterdam-Zuidoost | |
| In office 1997 – April 1998 | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Joan Boerenstam July 16, 1965 |
| Party | Labour Party (until 1987) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1993–2005) Independent (since 2005) |
| Spouse | Married |
Patricia Joan Remak-Boerenstam (born 16 July 1965) is a former Dutch civil servant and politician of Surinamese descent. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) she was a Ward Alderman (stadsdeelwethouder) of the ward (stadsdeel) Amsterdam-Zuidoost from 1997 to 1998, a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and a member of the Provincial Council of North Holland from 2003 to 2007 (from 2005 as an independent). In 2008 she was convicted of fraud.
Remak studied tax law at Leiden University. Before she became an MP, she was a ward alderman in the ward Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Her portfolio contained welfare, sport and finances. In the House of Representatives, her portfolio included finances (taxes), development aid and state expenditure. After she left the House of Representatives, Remak joined the VVD group in the Provincial Council of North Holland in 2003. In June 2005 she left the VVD group, after major political differences' and continued as an independent member of the Provincial Council.[1]