Rosanne Hertzberger
Rosanne Hertzberger | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 6 December 2023 – 19 November 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Sander van Waveren |
Personal details | |
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9 September 1984
Political party | New Social Contract |
Alma mater | Delft University of Technology Leiden University University of Amsterdam |
Rosanne Yente Hertzberger (Dutch: [roːˈzɑnə ˈɦɛrtsbɛrɣər]; born 9 September 1984) is a Dutch microbiologist and politician of New Social Contract (NSC). She was a columnist for NRC from 2009 until 2023.[1]
Political career
[edit]She was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election, and her focus was on higher education, medical ethics, and the nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands.[2][3] Hertzberger was on the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.[4] After New Social Contract formed a coalition with the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV) and two other parties, she declared that she felt great discomfort about her party's cooperation with the PVV.[5] Hertzberger advocated in a policy memorandum for further research into a rise of euthanasia among individuals under 30 with mental disorders, and she proposed drafting media guidelines on euthanasia reporting to mitigate contagion effects.[6] She also called for an investigation into gender-affirming care.[7]
On 15 November 2024, State Secretary Nora Achahbar (NSC) resigned, citing "polarizing interactions during the past weeks" in response to Amsterdam attacks targeting supporters of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Media outlets reported offensive, radical, and potentially racist remarks made during a Council of Ministers meeting, with State Secretary Jurgen Nobel stating that a significant portion of Islamic youth did not endorse Dutch norms and values, referring to the perpetrators of the attacks.[8][9] A collapse of the Schoof cabinet was averted during crisis talks, where it was decided that no other NSC cabinet members would step down.[10] On 19 November, Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk announced their resignations from the House. Hertzberger said that cabinet members had uttered "completely inappropriate statements," both publicly and behind the scenes. She added that "basic norms of decency, civility [...] and how one speaks about Dutch citizens" had been disregarded.[1][11]
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2023 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 17 | 4,613 | 20 | Won | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hertzberger, Rosanne (19 November 2024). "Rosanne Hertzberger: 'Ik had liever gezien dat we met zijn allen waren gegaan'" [Rosanne Hertzberger: 'I would have preferred for all of us to have left together']. NRC (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Guus Valk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Dr. R.Y. (Rosanne) Hertzberger". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships] (PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona na hindernissen van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commenced after obstacles]. NOS (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "NSC-Kamerlid Hertzberger over samenwerking met PVV: 'Ik voel groot ongemak'" [NSC MP Hertzberger about cooperation with the PVV: "I feel a great amount of discomfort']. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). ANP. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "NSC wil onderzoek naar 'riskante' toename euthanasie onder jongeren" [NSC wants research into 'dangerous' rise of euthanasia among youths]. NOS (in Dutch). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Wichgers, Susan (19 November 2024). "NSC-Kamerleden Rosanne Hertzberger en Femke Zeedijk stoppen. 'Ik wil hier niet meer aan bijdragen'" [NSC MPs Rosanne Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk quit. 'I no longer want to contribute to this']. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Du Pré, Raoul (11 November 2024). "Premier Schoof ziet groot probleem met de integratie: 'Hun gedrag is schokkend, moreel volstrekt ontaard'" [Prime Minister Schoof observes major issue with integration: 'Their behavior is shocking, completely morally corrupt']. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Hendrickx, Frank; Du Pré, Raoul (15 November 2024). "Integratiedebat brengt verdeeld kabinet-Schoof aan het wankelen" [Integration debate causes divided Schoof cabinet to shake]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Kabinet-Schoof bleef na crisisberaad overeind, maar 'schade is behoorlijk groot'" [Schoof cabinet did not collapse due to crisis talks, but 'damage is significant']. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Twee NSC-Kamerleden stappen op na vertrek Achahbar, hekelen 'gebrek aan fatsoen'" [Two NSC MPs step down following departure Achahbar, denouncing 'lack of civility']. NOS (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "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. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
See also
[edit]- Living people
- 1984 births
- Politicians from Rotterdam
- Jewish Dutch politicians
- Jewish Dutch scientists
- New Social Contract politicians
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- Dutch MPs 2023–
- Dutch women scientists
- Dutch microbiologists
- Dutch Sephardi Jews
- Delft University of Technology alumni
- Leiden University alumni
- University of Amsterdam alumni