Sylvana Simons

Sylvana Hildegard Simons (born 31 January 1971) is a Dutch anti-racism activist and politician. She is party leader of BIJ1.

Simons was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. She worked as a dancer, as a VJ at TMF, and presented radio and TV shows. 

In 2016, she founded the political partij BIJ1. From 2018 to 2020, she was a councillor in Amsterdam.

She was the first candidate on the list of BIJ1 in the 2021 Dutch general election. BIJ1 gained one seat, so she has been both parliamentary group leader and a member of parliament since March 2021.

 References 
 Bio at Parlement.com

 Other website 
 Simons on the BIJ1 website 

Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:Dancers
Category:Dutch activists
Category:Dutch councillors
Category:Dutch radio personalities
Category:Dutch television presenters
Category:Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Category:People from Paramaribo
Category:Politicians from Amsterdam