Anne Kuik
{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1987)}}
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| office = Member of the House of Representatives
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| term_end = 5 December 2023
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Anne Kuik (born 22 January 1987) is a Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). She was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives between 23 March 2017 and 5 December 2023.
Early life and education
Kuik grew up in Nieuw-Amsterdam in the province of Drenthe.{{cite web |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nieuw-kamerlid-anne-kuik-is-zeldzaam-uitbundig-voor-een-cda-er~bb64e8cb/ |title=Nieuw Kamerlid Anne Kuik is zeldzaam uitbundig voor een CDA'er |website=Trouw |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212342/https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nieuw-kamerlid-anne-kuik-is-zeldzaam-uitbundig-voor-een-cda-er~bb64e8cb/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |last=Besselink |first=Nicole}} From 1999 to 2005, Kuik attended grammar school at the Hondsrug College in Emmen. From 2005 to 2013 she studied Dutch law at the University of Groningen. She graduated in civil law and constitutional and administrative law. During her studies she was a member of student association {{ill|RKSV Albertus Magnus|nl}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gic.nl/nieuws/jan-seton-lijsttrekker-cda-groningen-alfons-dolle-opnieuw-op-kandidatenlijst |title=Jan Seton lijsttrekker CDA Groningen; Alfons Dölle opnieuw op kandidatenlijst |website=Groninger Internet Courant |date=15 October 2019 |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311073445/http://www.gic.nl:80/nieuws/jan-seton-lijsttrekker-cda-groningen-alfons-dolle-opnieuw-op-kandidatenlijst |archive-date=11 March 2010}}
Career
During her student years, she was a member of the CDA faction in the Groningen municipal council from 2007 to 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/node/3589/biografie |title=Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Anne Kuik |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Tweede Kamer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529082612/https://www.tweedekamer.nl/node/3589/biografie |archive-date=29 May 2021 |language=nl}} She later joined the municipal council herself and became party leader in 2012. She was the party leader for the 2014 municipal elections. As a councilor, she became known in 2014 for the election of Best Councilor in the Netherlands, where she finished second behind Heerlen councilor Ron Meyer of the Socialist Party (SP). Kuik resigned from the party chairmanship in May 2014 when her boyfriend, {{ill|Paul de Rook|nl}}, became wethouder (alderman) for traffic and culture for D66 in Groningen. Between January 2015 and October 2016 she was also a presenter on NPO Radio 1 at the Evangelische Omroep of, among others, {{lang|nl|Dit is de Nacht}}.{{Cite web |url=http://politiek.tpo.nl/2016/11/05/koffie-kandidaat-7-anne-kuik-nummer-11-cda/ |title=Koffie met de kandidaat (7): Anne Kuik, de nummer 11 van het CDA |last=Aalberts |first=Chris |date=5 November 2016 |website=ThePostOnline |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028001256/http://politiek.tpo.nl/2016/11/05/koffie-kandidaat-7-anne-kuik-nummer-11-cda/ |archive-date=28 October 2020}}
For the House of Representatives elections in March 2017, Kuik stood for the CDA in 11th place on the list of candidates and obtained 15,906 preferential votes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2017/3/proces-verbaal-zitting-kiesraad-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2017/getekend-proces-verbaal-zitting-bekendmaking-uitslag-tweede-kamer-22-03-2017/Proces-verbaal+centraal+stembureau+vaststelling+uitslag_TK2017.pdf |title=Model P 22-1 Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Tweede Kamer |date=22 March 2017 |website=Kiesraad |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl}} During that term, Kuik was spokesperson for development cooperation, secondary vocational education (MBO), prevention policy, prostitution policy and human trafficking. On 19 April 2017, Kuik gave her maiden speech during a debate about vaccinations and invasive exotic species, specifically the tiger mosquito.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cda.nl/actueel/nieuws/anne-kuik-zorgen-moet-je-niet-maken-maar-doen |title=Anne Kuik: zorgen moet je niet maken, maar doen |website=CDA |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321175320/https://www.cda.nl/actueel/nieuws/anne-kuik-zorgen-moet-je-niet-maken-maar-doen |archive-date=21 March 2021 |language=nl}}
In 2018, she was the first Dutch parliamentarian to sign the Barcelona Declaration, encouraging the fight against tuberculosis. Because of this signature, she was known as {{lang|nl|tering-ambassadeur}} (tering being a pejorative archaism of tuberculosis).{{Cite web |url=https://www.dvhn.nl/groningen/Gronings-CDA-Kamerlid-Anne-Kuik-is-nu-tering-ambassadeur-23570846.html |title=Gronings CDA-Kamerlid Anne Kuik is nu 'tering-ambassadeur' |website=Dagblad van het Noorden |date=24 September 2018 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925120537/https://www.dvhn.nl/groningen/Gronings-CDA-Kamerlid-Anne-Kuik-is-nu-tering-ambassadeur-23570846.html |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=28 September 2023}} As a spokesperson in the field of prostitution policy, Kuik advocated a ban on paid sex, following the Swedish model, in September 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.parool.nl/nederland/cda-wil-verbod-op-betaalde-seks-niet-meer-van-deze-tijd~bcc1ab2d/ |title=CDA wil verbod op betaalde seks: 'Niet meer van deze tijd' |website=Het Parool |date=3 September 2020 |last=Winterman |first=Peter |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306081041/https://www.parool.nl/nederland/cda-wil-verbod-op-betaalde-seks-niet-meer-van-deze-tijd~bcc1ab2d/ |archive-date=6 March 2021}} To expose abuses in prostitution, Kuik also launched the podcast {{lang|nl|Vrouw te koop?}} ('Woman for sale?').{{Cite web |url=https://visie.eo.nl/artikel/2020/10/cda-kamerlid-lanceert-podcast-over-prostitutie |title=CDA-Kamerlid lanceert podcast over prostitutie |website=Evangelische Omroep |date=21 October 2020 |last=Hollebrandse |first=Mirjam |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421210439/https://visie.eo.nl/artikel/2020/10/cda-kamerlid-lanceert-podcast-over-prostitutie |archive-date=21 April 2021}} In the run-up to the parliamentary inquiry into natural gas extraction in Groningen, Kuik was part of the temporary committee that had to prepare this at the end of 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/745086/Deze-Kamerleden-gaan-de-parlementaire-enquete-over-de-gaswinning-voorbereiden |title=Deze Kamerleden gaan de parlementaire enquête over de gaswinning voorbereiden |last1=Misković |first1=Mario |last2=Braakman |first2=Tristan |website=RTV Noord |date=22 September 2020 |language=nl |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603023746/https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/745086/Deze-Kamerleden-gaan-de-parlementaire-enquete-over-de-gaswinning-voorbereiden |archive-date=3 June 2021}}
At the House of Representatives elections in March 2021, Kuik was third on the CDA candidate list. She received 32,945 preference votes, above the preference threshold. Her portfolio remained virtually the same, but focused on security and terrorism instead of secondary vocational education.{{Cite web |url=https://d14uo0i7wmc99w.cloudfront.net/user_upload/Voorlopige%20verdeling%20woordvoerderschap%20CDA%20Tweede%20Kamerfractie%20maart%202021.pdf |title=Voorlopige verdeling woordvoerderschap CDA Tweede Kamerfractie, maart 2021 |work=CDA |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717134908/https://d14uo0i7wmc99w.cloudfront.net/user_upload/Voorlopige%20verdeling%20woordvoerderschap%20CDA%20Tweede%20Kamerfractie%20maart%202021.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2021}} After already having worked on the preparations, Kuik was part of the parliamentary inquiry committee for natural gas extraction in Groningen.{{Cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vlc2ot26wbwc/parlementaire_enquete_aardgaswinning |title=Parlementaire enquête aardgaswinning Groningen |website=Parlement.com |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417150159/https://www.parlement.com/id/vlc2ot26wbwc/parlementaire_enquete_aardgaswinning |archive-date=17 April 2021}} Since April 2021, she has also been a member of the Presidium of the House of Representatives.{{Cite web |url=https://www.parlementairemonitor.nl/9353000/1/j9vvij5epmj1ey0/vlhy91v42gs2?ctx=vj0hj0035rt9&tab=1 |title=Leden van het Kamerpresidium benoemd |website=Parlementaire Monitor |date=14 April 2021 |language=nl |access-date=28 September 2023}} Kuik went on maternity leave on 3 May until 22 August 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vlsn9unfaqun/nieuws/evert_jan_slootweg_vervangt_anne_kuik |title=Evert Jan Slootweg vervangt Anne Kuik |website=Parlement.com |date=4 May 2022 |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=nl}}
Personal life
Kuik married former Groningen councilor Paul de Rook (D66) in July 2018. The civil wedding was performed by then D66 councilor Ton Schroor. The church wedding was performed by then CDA party chairman Ruth Peetoom.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/196825/Groninger-wethouder-en-Kamerlid-zeggen-ja-tegen-elkaar |title=Groninger wethouder en Kamerlid zeggen 'ja' tegen elkaar |website=RTV Noord |date=20 July 2018 |language=nl |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206172816/https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/196825/Groninger-wethouder-en-Kamerlid-zeggen-ja-tegen-elkaar |archive-date=6 December 2019}} On 8 June 2022, De Rook and Kuik became parents of a daughter.
Electoral history
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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Anne Kuik}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |
| scope="col" |Party seats
! scope="col" |Individual |
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| scope="row" | 2017
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"| | style=text-align:right | 11 | style=text-align:right | 15,906 | style=text-align:right | 19 | {{yes2|Won}} |
| scope="row" | 2021
| House of Representatives | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}};"| | Christian Democratic Appeal | style=text-align:right | 3 | style=text-align:right | 32,945 | style=text-align:right | 15 | {{yes2|Won}} |
| scope="row" | 2023
| House of Representatives | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}};"| | Christian Democratic Appeal | style=text-align:right | 10 | style=text-align:right | 1,980 | style=text-align:right | 5 | {{no2|Lost}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Anne Kuik}}
- [https://www.cda.nl/anne-kuik Anne Kuik] on the official website of CDA
- [https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerleden_en_commissies/alle_kamerleden/kuik-cda Anne Kuik] on the official website of the House of Representatives
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Category:Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
Category:People from Emmen, Netherlands
Category:University of Groningen alumni
Category:21st-century Dutch women politicians