Annemarie Jorritsma

Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (born June 1, 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).Bio at Parlement.com

Jorritsma has been a member of the Senate since June 9, 2015. She also serves as parliamentary leader.

She started her political career as a councilor of Bolsward and became an MP in 1982. During the Kok I cabinet (1994-1998), she was minister of transport and water affairs and during the Kok II cabinet (1998-2002), minister of economic affairs and also deputy prime Minister.

In 2002, she became acting mayor of Delfzijl, and in 2003 mayor of Almere  which lasted until 2015.

Jorritsma was born in Hengelo, Gelderland and is married.

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 Bio at Eerste Kamer

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