Esmé Wiegman
Emma Eleonora (Esmé) Wiegman-van Meppelen Scheppink (born 24 July 1975 in Haarlem) is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) she was an MP from 1 March 2007 to 19 September 2012. She focused on matters of the European Union, public health, welfare, sports, spatial planning and natural environment.
Esmé Wiegman | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) | |
| In office 1 March 2007 – 19 September 2012 | |
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| Born | Emma Eleonora van Meppelen Scheppink 24 July 1975 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Political party | ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie - CU) Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) till 2004 |
| Spouse | Married |
| Residence(s) | Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (MA, Dutch language and literature) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | (in Dutch) ChristianUnion website |
Wiegman studied Dutch language and Dutch literature with a specialization in modern Dutch and Dutch East Indies literature at Leiden University. After finishing her study she worked as an editor for publishers and a magazine.
Wiegman became an active member of the youth organisation of the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) in 1989, later she became a board member of the RPF itself. After the RPF merged into the ChristianUnion in 2002, Wiegman was elected a local representative in the council of her hometown Zwolle.
In the 2007 national elections she was elected first runner-up for the lower house of Netherlands' Parliament. After the ChristianUnion became a participant in the newly formed fourth Balkenende cabinet - and two representatives taking positions in that cabinet - Wiegman became a member of Parliament in March 2007. Her term ended in September 2012.
Esmé Wiegman is married, mother of three and a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
