Jessica van Eijs

Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
Jessica van Eijs
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
Member of the Eindhoven municipal council
In office
2012–2017
Personal details
Born
Jessica van Eijs

(1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 42)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66

Jessica Marie Catherine van Eijs (born 8 August 1981 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch politician serving in the House of Representatives since 2017 as a member of the Democrats 66.[1][2][3] In 2012, she joined the municipal council of Eindhoven, and left for the 2017 general election. Hard of hearing and understanding of deaf community needs, she has called for Dutch Sign Language to receive official recognition as a minority language.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Ronde tafelgesprek met Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs (D66)". Adfiz.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ "Tweede Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs op Nationaal Congres Sanitaire Technieken". www.tvvl.nl (in Dutch). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. ^ Internet, Aceview (2018-08-30). "Tweede Kamerlid Jessica van Eijs op bezoek bij Schijvens". Schijvens (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. ^ "Sign language in the Netherlands: high time for proper recognition". Dutch Review. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  5. ^ "Ir. J.M.C. (Jessica) van Eijs". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 20)Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 19)Democrats 66
(D66 – 19)
GroenLinks
(GL – 14)Socialist Party
(SP – 14)Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)Christian Union
(CU – 5)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 4)50PLUS
(50+ – 3)Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)DENK
(DENK – 3)Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 2)
Member Krol
(Indep. – 1)Member Van Kooten-Arissen
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023