Claire Martens
{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 6 December 2023
| party = VVD
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Maarssen, Netherlands
}}
Claire Martens-America (born 19 September 1987) is a Dutch politician from the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election.{{Cite web |title=Claire Martens-America (VVD) (party leader) in Amsterdam |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/gemeenteraad/fracties/raadsleden-vvd/claire-martens-america/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |archive-date=2023-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119053404/https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/gemeenteraad/fracties/raadsleden-vvd/claire-martens-america/ |url-status=live }} Martens was a member of Amsterdam city council.{{Cite web |title=Amsterdam mayor says preventive measures against more explosions is complex {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2023/05/10/amsterdam-mayor-says-preventive-measures-explosions-complex |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}
In the House, her portfolio includes macroeconomic policy, industrial policy, innovation, higher education, and media.{{Cite web |url = https://www.vvd.nl/portefeuilleverdeling/ |access-date = 8 December 2024 |language = nl |website = People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |title = Portefeuilleverdeling |trans-title = Portfolio allocation }} During a debate about the government's education budget in February 2024, Martens successfully added an amendment to the Tertiary Education and Research Act, allowing institutions of higher education to limit foreign students, to the budget bill. The amendment achieved its goal by enabling them to declare an admission stop for the English track of a study program.{{Cite news |url = https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/artikel/5435179/tweede-kamer-studenten-instroombeperking-universiteiten |date = 15 February 2024 |access-date = 20 February 2024 |language = nl |website = RTL Nieuws |title = Kamer maakt beperking buitenlandse studenten mogelijk |trans-title = House enables restriction on foreign students }} She presented a plan in 2024 to reform the Dutch public broadcasting system, for which the Schoof cabinet had planned budget cuts. She proposed that its member-based broadcast associations would be replaced by several "media houses", representing different ideologies. Management and support functions would be consolidated under a single umbrella organization.{{Cite news |url = https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/artikel/5479728/npo-moet-drastisch-veranderen-vvd-komt-met-drastische-plannen |date = 19 November 2024 |last1 = De Goede |first1 = Agnes |last2 = Koole |first2 = Stephan |access-date = 24 November 2024 |language = nl |website = RTL Nieuws |title = VVD komt met radicaal plan publieke omroep: 'Niet meer van deze tijd' |trans-title = VVD presents radical plan for public broadcasting: 'It is outdated' }}
House committee assignments
- Committee for Kingdom Relations
- Committee for Education, Culture and Science
- Committee for Economic Affairs
- Committee for Digital Affairs
- Committee for Finance
- Committee for Defence
- Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth{{Cite web |url = https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members_of_parliament/members_of_parliament/martens-america-c-vvd |website = House of Representatives |access-date = 26 December 2024 |title = Claire Martens-America }}
Electoral history
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| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}};"| | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | style=text-align:right | 20 | style=text-align:right | 1,548 | style=text-align:right | 24 | {{yes2|Won}} |
References
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See also
{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present}}{{Netherlands-politician-stub}}
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Category:Politicians from Amsterdam
Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians