Erik Ziengs (born 27 September 1960 in

Hoogersmilde Hoogersmilde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km southwest of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde ...

) is a Dutch politician and former entrepreneur. As a member of the

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...

(Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 17 June 2010. He focuses on the matters of

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's, tourism, entrepreneurship and reduction of administrative burdens.

References

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Parlement.com biography

External links

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Erik Ziengs
personal website *
House of Representatives biography
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy website
1960 births Living people Dutch businesspeople Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Assen People from Midden-Drenthe People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-VVD-politician-stub