Nebahat Albayrak
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| Nebahat Albayrak | |
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| In office February 22, 2007 – present |
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| Preceded by | None |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | April 10, 1968 Şarkışla, Turkey |
| Political party | Labour Party (PvdA) |
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Religion | Islam |
Nebahat Albayrak (born April 10, 1968 in Şarkışla) is a Turkish-Dutch politician in the Netherlands. She is the current State Secretary of Justice in the Netherlands.
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[edit] Education
In 1993, she graduated from Leiden University in international and European law. She also studied in Ankara at Ankara University and the Institut d’Études Françaises, and in Paris at the Institut d’Études Politiques.[1]
[edit] Politics
Nebahat Albayrak was member of the Tweede Kamer (lower house) from 1998 until 2007 for the Labour Party (PvdA).[1]
On February 22, 2007 Nebahat Albayrak was installed as State Secretary (junior minister) of Justice in the fourth Balkenende cabinet. She and Ahmed Aboutaleb are the first muslims in a Dutch cabinet.[2] The anti-islamic Party for Freedom tried to prevent the installation of both Nebahat Albayrak and Ahmed Aboutaleb. The party also tried to pass a motion of no confidence in parliament directed against all parliamentarians or executive branch politicians with dual citizenship, claiming these politicians have a loyalty conflict or have the appearance of having one. Nebahat Albayrak has a Turkish and a Dutch passport. The motion was rejected by the Tweede Kamer, since no other party than the Party for Freedom supported it.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b mr. N. Albayrak. www.justitie.nl. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Netherlands government sworn in", Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "New Dutch Muslim Cabinet minister accuses lawmaker of racially motivated political attacks", www.iht.com, International Herald Tribune, 2007-03-07. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Motie "dubbele nationaliteit" verworpen", NOS Journaal, NOS, 2007-03-02. Retrieved on 2007-03-16. (in Dutch)
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Prime Minister: Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers: Wouter Bos (Finance) • André Rouvoet (Youth and Family)
Ministers: Guusje ter Horst (Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Maxime Verhagen (Foreign Affairs) • Eimert van Middelkoop (Defense) • Maria van der Hoeven (Economic Affairs) • Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) • Gerda Verburg (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) • Ronald Plasterk (Education, Culture and Science) • Piet Hein Donner (Social Affairs and Employment) • Camiel Eurlings (Transport and Water Management) • Ab Klink (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports) • Jacqueline Cramer (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) • Ella Vogelaar (Minister of Housing and Integration) • Bert Koenders (International Development)
State Secretaries: Jan Kees de Jager (Finance) • Frans Timmermans (European Affairs) • Nebahat Albayrak (Justice) • Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Marja van Bijsterveldt (Education, Culture and Science) • Sharon Dijksma (Education, Culture and Science) • Cees van der Knaap (Defense) • Tineke Huizinga (Transport and Water Management) • Frank Heemskerk (Economic Affairs) • Ahmed Aboutaleb (Social Affairs and Employment) •Jet Bussemaker (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports)
