Nilüfer Gündoğan
Dutch former politician
Nilüfer Gündoğan (born 6 June 1977) is a Dutch politician and has a Kurdish-Turkish background.[1]
Nilüfer Gündoğan | |
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Parliamentary group leader | |
Assumed office 22 March 2022 | |
In office 26 February 2022 – 9 March 2022 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nilüfer Gündoğan 6 June 1977 Nazimiye, Turkey |
Nationality | Dutch, Turkish |
Political party | independent (2022-) Volt (2018-2022) D66 (2009-2018) |
Residence | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
Website | www.parlement.com |
Gündoğan was born in Nazimiye, Turkey, and grew up in Weert, the Netherlands. She studied medecine and political science but did not finish her studies. She worked as a consultant and manager, among others at the municipality of Amsterdam.
She joined the Democrats 66 (D66) party in 2009 but switched to Volt Netherlands in 2018. On behalf of this party she was elected into the House of Representatives on 31 March 2021. After accusations of improper behaviour she was expelled from the Volt group in February 2022 and has gone on as an independent politician since 22 March 2022.
References
change- ↑ N. (Nilüfer) Gündoğan, Parlement.com