Kathleen Ferrier (politician)

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Kathleen Ferrier

Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
In office May 23, 2002 – September 19, 2012
Personal details
Born	Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier (1957-03-08) March 8, 1957 Paramaribo, Suriname
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl - CDA)
Spouse(s)	Tjeerd de Boer
Residence	Leusden, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (M.A., Spanish language and literature, Portuguese language and Development aid)
Occupation	Politician, development aid worker
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Website	(Dutch) Christian Democratic Appeal website

Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier (born March 8, 1957 in Paramaribo) is a former Dutch politician of Surinamese descent and development aid worker. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she was an MP from May 23, 2002 to September 19, 2012. She focused on matters of development aid, education, public health, welfare and sports.

Ferrier studied Spanish language and Spanish literature (with a specialization in modern Spanish American literature), Portuguese language and also development aid at Leiden University. She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).

Kathleen Ferrier is a daughter of the first President of Suriname Johan Ferrier and a half sister of Surinamese novelist Cynthia McLeod.

Decorations

In 2012 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

References

(Dutch) Parlement.com biography

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Christian Democratic Appeal	Schreijer-Pierik Van Geel Atsma Sterk Schinkelshoek de Vries Spies Ferrier Madsen Ormel Van Heugten Van Haersma Buma Çörüz Van Hijum Van Bochove Koopmans Van de Camp Blanksma-Van den Heuvel Koppejan Jager Joldersma Van Dijk Schermers Mastwijk de Nerée tot Babberich Biskop Uitslag Jos Hessels Ten Hoopen Omtzigt Van Vroonhoven-Kok Haverkamp De Pater-Van der Meer -Willemse-Van der Ploeg Jonker Bilder Knops De Rouwe Van Toorenburg Vietsch Smilde

ChristianUnion	Slob Voordewind Ortega-Martijn Cramer Anker Wiegman-Van Meppelen Scheppink

Democrats 66	Pechtold Kaya Van der Ham

GreenLeft	Halsema Vendrik Sap Van Gent Azough Dibi Peters

Dutch Labour Party	Arib Tang Kraneveldt Heijnen Vos Van Dijken Boelhouwer Heerts Hamer Van Dam Besselink Kuiken Tichelaar Verbeet (chair) Timmer Smeets Spekman Eijsink Samsom Gill'ard Staf Depla Agnes Wolbert Dijsselbloem Jacobi Paul Kalma Bouchibti Leerdam Roefs Blom Bouwmeester Van der Veen Vermeij Waalkens

Party for Freedom	Wilders Agema De Roon Brinkman Bosma Graus Madlener Van Dijck Fritsma

Party for the Animals	Thieme Ouwehand

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Rutte Kamp Griffith Van der Burg Teeven Schippers Nicolaï Remkes Van Beek Van Baalen Van Miltenburg Aptroot Boekestijn Neppérus Hamming-Bluemink Blok De Krom Zijlstra Ten Broeke Weekers Snijder-Hazelhoff

Member Verdonk	Verdonk

Reformed Political Party	Van der Vlies Van der Staaij

Socialist Party	Marijnissen Kant Karabulut Van Bommel de Wit Van Velzen Irrgang Van Raak Roemer Leijten Ulenbelt Smits Gesthuizen Van Dijk De Rooij Van Leeuwen Luijben Jansen Poppe Gerkens Bashir Van Gerven Langkamp Polderman Lempens

Italics signifies a temporary member - Bold signifies the parliamentary group leader

Persondata
Name	Ferrier, Kathleen
Alternative names	Ferrier, Kathleen Gertrud
Short description	Dutch politician and development aid worker
Date of birth	March 8, 1957
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of death
Place of death

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