Stieneke van der Graaf

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Stieneke van der Graaf
Portrait, 2017
Mayor of Weststellingwerf
Acting
Assumed office
7 May 2025
Preceded byAndré van de Nadort
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 January 2022 – 5 December 2023
Preceded byCarola Schouten
In office
16 July 2019 – 31 March 2021
Preceded byNico Drost
In office
31 October 2017 – 26 March 2019
Preceded byCarola Schouten
Succeeded byNico Drost
Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen
In office
15 March 2007 – 31 October 2017
Personal details
BornStieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf
(1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 41)
Zwartsluis, Netherlands
PartyChristian Union
ResidenceGroningen
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationPolitician · jurist
Website(in Dutch) Christian Union website

Stieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf (born 7 October 1984) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served thrice as a member of the House of Representatives between 2017 and 2023 for the Christian Union (CU).[1][2] In 2025 she was appointed Acting Mayor of Weststellingwerf.[3]

She held a seat in the House from 2017 to 2021, with a brief interruption in 2019, when she was replaced by Nico Drost during her maternity leave. She returned in 2022 to take Carola Schouten's seat again, following Schouten's re-appointment to the government. Van der Graaf started her political career in 2007 as party leader in the Provincial Council of Groningen, holding her seat until 2017.

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Stieneke van der Graaf
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2010 House of Representatives Christian Union 22 772 5 Lost [4]
2012 House of Representatives Christian Union 22 875 5 Lost [5]
2017 House of Representatives Christian Union 6 11,526 5 Lost[a] [6]
2021 House of Representatives Christian Union 6 11,497 5 Lost[a] [7]
2023 House of Representatives Christian Union 9 10,498 3 Lost [8]
2024 European Parliament Christian Union 18[b] 3,537 0 Lost [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Van der Graaf was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
  2. ^ Van der Graaf participated as a lijstduwer.

References

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  1. ^ "Stieneke van der Graaf keert terug in Kamer en parlementaire enquêtecommissie", rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch), 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Stieneke van der Graaf uit Groningen keert namens de ChristenUnie terug als lid van de Tweede Kamer: 'Ik ervaar het als een groot voorrecht', dvhn.nl (in Dutch), 18 January 2022.
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