Ineke van Gent

Who is Ineke van Gent?

Wilhelmina van Gent is a former Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft from May 19, 1998 to September 19, 2012. She focused on matters of employment, social work, day care, emancipation, public transport and Kingdom relations.

Van Gent attended both mavo and havo in Arnhem and attended the Social Academy. During and after her studies Van Gent worked as a check out clerk, cleaning lady and baby sitter and was active in the youth wing of the Pacifist Socialist Party, the PSJG. Between 1982 and 1985 she worked for the Groningen Housing agency as social advisor. Between 1985 and 1994 she was a member of the Groningen city council, first for the Pacifist Socialist Party and from 1991 for GreenLeft into which the PSP had merged. Since 1990 she was chair of the GreenLeft parliamentary party. During this period was member of the party council of the PSP and Greenleft. In 1993 she was candidate top candidate for the national GreenLeft list, but she failed to enter the second round of voting. Between 1994 and 1998 Van Gent worked as the North Netherlands-coordinator of the FNV labour union.