Suzanne Kröger
Suzanne Kröger | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bart Snels |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suzanne Caroline Kröger 6 June 1976 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | GroenLinks |
Suzanne Caroline Kröger (born 6 June 1976) is a Dutch politician of GroenLinks.[1]
Career
[edit]She worked for Greenpeace, contributing to campaigns for protection of old-growth forests and climate change prevention.[2] She also worked in Indonesia for many years.[2]
Kröger first served as a member of the House of Representatives between 23 March 2017 and 31 March 2021, and she replaced member of parliament Bart Snels starting in October 2021.[3] Kröger was re-elected in November 2023 on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list, and she became the party's spokesperson for climate and energy.[4] In response to the global energy crisis, Kröger proposed spending €4.5 billion out of an existing climate change mitigation fund to insulate homes and establishing a national procurement organization to support the effort.[5]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 11 | 8,086 | 14 | Won | [6] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 7 | 9,655 | 8 | Lost[a] | [7] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks–PvdA | 7 | 25,711 | 25 | Won | [8] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Kröger was not elected despite her party's result due to other candidates meeting the threshold for preference votes. However, she was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Suzanne Kröger". Parlement.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Greenpeace-medewerker Kröger kandidaat voor Tweede Kamer". Greenpeace Nederland (in Dutch). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Suzanne Kröger (GroenLinks) en Fonda Sahla (D66) beëdigd als Kamerlid". TweedeKamer.nl (in Dutch). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Van Eijsden, Auke (23 January 2025). "GroenLinks-PvdA wil 'isolatie-offensief' tegen energiearmoede, en dat mag best wat kosten" [GroenLinks–PvdA wants 'insulation offensive' against energy poverty, and it will be expensive]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 102–103. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 23–31, 199. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
