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Esmah Lahlah

Esmah Lahlah
Lahlah in 2022
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Parliamentary groupGroenLinks–PvdA
Personal details
Born
Asmah Lahlah

(1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44)
Helmond, Netherlands
Nationality
  • Dutch
  • Moroccan
Political partyGroenLinks
Residence(s)Tilburg, Netherlands

Asmah "Esmah" Lahlah (born 13 October 1979) is a Dutch politician of GroenLinks (GL), who was elected into the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election.[1] She is her party's spokesperson for justice and security.[2]

Early and personal life

Lahlah was born to a Dutch mother and Moroccan father.[3] Her father moved to the Netherlands in 1970, following his father. Lahlah has two sisters, and she was raised Muslim. She went to a Christian school and attended Arabic lessons. Lahlah has worn a hijab since around the age of eight or nine.[4]

Career

Lahlah has worked as an alderwoman in Tilburg and as a university lecturer.[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Esmah Lahlah
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives GroenLinks–PvdA 2 217,787 25 Won [6]

References

  1. ^ "Esmah Lahlah". GroenLinks-PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Esmah Lahlah | Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal". 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ Lahlah, Esmah (28 August 2024). "Esmah Lahlah (GL-PvdA): 'Als je je best doet oprecht te leven en voor anderen te zorgen, is God genadig'" [Esmah Lahlah (GL/PvdA): 'If you are trying to live genuinely and to care for others, God will have mercy']. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Interviewed by Sjirk Kuijper. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ Darroch, Gordon (8 September 2023). "Tilburg lecturer is surprise number two on PvdA/GroenLinks list". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.

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