Stieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf (born 7 October 1984) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served thrice as a member of the
House of Representatives
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between 2017 and 2023 for the
Christian Union (CU). In 2025 she was appointed Acting Mayor of
Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the s ...
.
She held a seat in the House from 2017 to 2021, with a brief interruption in 2019, when she was replaced by
Nico Drost during her maternity leave. She returned in 2022 to take
Carola Schouten
Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten (; born 6 October 1977) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU). She was Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Third Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 20 ...
's seat again, following Schouten's re-appointment to the government. Van der Graaf started her political career in 2007 as party leader in the
Provincial Council of Groningen
The Provincial Council of Groningen (, ), also known as the States of Groningen, is the provincial council of Groningen, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial el ...
, holding her seat until 2017.
Electoral history
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References
External links
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Parlement.com biography
1984 births
Living people
People from Zwartewaterland
University of Groningen alumni
Dutch women jurists
21st-century Dutch jurists
21st-century Dutch women politicians
Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians
Dutch Protestants
Members of the Provincial Council of Groningen
Dutch MPs 2017–2021
Dutch MPs 2021–2023
Mayors in Friesland
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