# Marijke Vos > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marijke_Vos > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marijke_Vos.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijke_Vos > Source revision: 1355943403 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Dutch politician (born 1957) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Marijke Vos" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Marijke Vos Vos in Amsterdam in 2007 Amsterdam alderwoman for the Environment and Healthcare In office 2006–2010 Preceded by Hannah Belliot Member of Parliament In office 1994–2005 Personal details Born (1957-05-04) 4 May 1957 (age 69) Leidschendam, Netherlands Party GreenLeft **Maria Bernardina (Marijke) Vos** (born 4 May 1957 in [Leidschendam](/source/Leidschendam)) is a [Dutch](/source/Politics_of_the_Netherlands) [politician](/source/Politician). ## Career ### Pre-political career Vos's father was a judge in ['s-Hertogenbosch](/source/'s-Hertogenbosch). Her grandfather, [A.H.J. Engels](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arnoldus_Hendrikus_Johannes&action=edit&redlink=1) was member of parliament for the [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [RKSP](/source/RKSP). After finishing [gymnasium-b](/source/Secondary_education) in ['s-Hertogenbosch](/source/'s-Hertogenbosch) in 1975, Vos went on to study [biology](/source/Biology) at the [University of Wageningen](/source/Wageningen_University), graduating in 1983. During her study she was active in the [students movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Students_movement&action=edit&redlink=1), the [peace movement](/source/Peace_movement) and the campaign against [nuclear energy](/source/Nuclear_power). In 1984 she worked as teacher and campaigner for an [environmental organisation](/source/Environmental_organisation), 'Milieudefensie' ('Defense of the Environment'). In 1990 she began to teach [ecology](/source/Ecology) at the Centre of Ecology of the [University of Leiden](/source/University_of_Leiden) until 1992. In 1989 she became a member of the [GreenLeft](/source/GreenLeft) and almost immediately entered its temporary board, that would oversee the merger of the four parties that would form the GreenLeft. She was elected party chairperson in 1990. In 1992 this office became a paid function and she left the university. ### Political career In 1994 she stood for the GreenLeft in [1994 general elections](/source/Dutch_General_Elections%2C_1994). She was elected into the [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Netherlands). Between 1995 and 1996 Vos was chairperson of the parliamentary commission on climate change. In 1997 she was elected animal rights protector of the year. Since 1998 Vos has been deputy party leader. In 2003 she was interim party leader, when [Femke Halsema](/source/Femke_Halsema) gave birth to twins. Between 2001 and 2003 she was chairperson of the parliamentary commission on fraud in the building sector. In 2003 she became a member of the board of advice of the [refugee](/source/Refugee)-assistance organisation 'Steunpunt Vluchteling' ('Supportpillar for Refugees'). In 2004 she announced that she would not enter in the [next general election](/source/2006_Dutch_general_election), instead she would become [alderwoman](/source/Wethouder) in Amsterdam, if the GreenLeft enter local government there. As member of [parliament](/source/Parliament), Vos has shown particular interest in [the environment](/source/Environment_(biophysical)), [animal rights](/source/Animal_rights), [spatial planning](/source/Spatial_planning) and [civil liberties](/source/Civil_liberties). Since 2004 Vos is co-owner of vineyard in southern [France](/source/France), the vineyard produces organic wine, sunflowers and grain. ### Local Politics While still in parliament, Vos played an important role in the election campaign and government formation in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam). In the [March 2006 local elections](/source/2006_Dutch_municipal_elections) Marijke Vos had a [lijstduwer](/source/Lijstduwer)'s position on the GreenLeft list for the [city council](/source/City_council) of [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam_(municipality)), she was elected by a large number of preference votes. In April 2006 she was appointed [alderwoman](/source/Wethouder) in Amsterdam in a [PvdA](/source/Dutch_Labour_Party)/GreenLeft coalition. On 23 May 2006 she left parliament to devote herself to her alderman's work, she was succeeded by former GreenLeft vice-chair, [Nevin Özütok](/source/Nevin_%C3%96z%C3%BCtok). ## References - (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/02547) v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2011–2015) Senate 7 June 2011 – 8 June 2015 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16) Hermans Beckers Bröcker Broekers-Knol (president) ‹Bruijn› Dupuis Duthler F. de Graaf (president) De Grave Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Kneppers-Heynert Knip ‹Van Rey› Schaap Schouwenaar Swagerman Labour Party (PvdA: 14) Barth Beuving ‹Duivesteijn› Ter Horst ‹Koning› Koole Linthorst ‹Meurs› ‹Noten› Postema ‹Putters› Schrijver Sent Sylvester Vlietstra De Vries ‹Witteveen› ‹Van Zandbrink› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11) Brinkman Van Bijsterveld Essers Flierman Franken Hoekstra Van der Linden Lokin-Sassen Martens Terpstra De Vries-Leggedoor Party for Freedom (PVV: 10) ‹M. de Graaf› ‹De Graaff› Faber ‹Van Beek› Van Dijk Frijters-Klijnen ‹Klever› ‹Kok› ‹Kops› Popken Reynaers Sørensen Van Strien Socialist Party (SP: 8) Kox Elzinga ‹Gerkens› ‹Meijer› Quik-Schuijt Reuten Ruers Slagter-Roukema ‹Smaling› ‹Vliegenthart› Democrats 66 (D66: 5) Van Boxtel Backer Engels Th. de Graaf Scholten GroenLinks (GL: 5) Thissen De Boer Ganzevoort Strik Vos Christian Union (CU: 2) Kuiper Ester Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1) Holdijk 50PLUS (50+: 1) Nagel Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1) Koffeman Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) De Lange Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marijke Vos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijke_Vos) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijke_Vos?action=history)). 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