Pieter Enneüs Heerma (born 5 August 1977,

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) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the

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(CDA) he has been a member of the

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since 20 September 2012.

Biography

From 1999 tot 2001 Heerma was a student assistant at Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR of the

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and the

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researching the

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. From 2002 to 2011 he was spokesman, press officer and head of press information of the CDA

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in the House of Representatives. From 2011 to 2012 he was head of

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of the

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company De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar. Heerma was CDA campaign leader for the general election of 2012. He has been a member of the

since 20 September 2012. Heerma was elected parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives on 21 May 2019, following the nomination of

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as Mayor of Leeuwarden. Heerma studied

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at the

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from 1995 to 2001, with a specialization in

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. He is married, has two sons and lives in

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. He is the son of the late CDA leader

Enneüs Heerma Enneüs "Inne" Heerma (23 December 1944 – 1 March 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and management consultant. Heerma applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 1963 majoring in Political sci ...

Electoral history

References

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Europa-nu.nl website
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House of Representatives website

External links

* 1977 births Living people Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch agnostics Politicians from Amsterdam People from Purmerend Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni Dutch MPs 2012–2017 Dutch MPs 2017–2021 Dutch MPs 2021–2023 Christian Democratic Appeal MPs {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub