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Liesbeth De Wit
Liesbeth or Liesbet (both pronounced ) is a Dutch language feminine given name. It is a relatively common form of Elisabeth, peaking in popularity between 1955 and 1985. An older spelling of the name was "Lijsbeth" at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with the name include: Liesbeth * Liesbeth van Altena (1833–1906), pen name of the Dutch novelist and playwright Betsy Perk * Liesbeth Bik (born 1959), Dutch conceptual artist * Liesbeth Homans (born 1973), Belgian N-VA politician * (born 1975), Dutch film actress *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth Spies
Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth "Liesbeth" Spies (born 6 April 1966) is a Dutch politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she has served as Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 2014. She served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte I from 16 December 2011 to 5 November 2012. She was named to this post on 16 December 2011, following the appointment of her predecessor, Piet Hein Donner, to be the new Vice-President of the Council of State. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 to 17 June 2010 and served as acting Party Chair of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 1 November 2010 until 2 April 2011. Following her departure from the House of Representatives she became the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the CDA in the 2011 elections for the States-Provincial of South Holland. In the election the CDA lost over half its seats (going from thirteen seats to six) and went from largest party in the province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbet Van Breedam
Liesbet Van Breedam-Simurina (born 27 January 1979) is a beach volleyball player from Belgium. She is partnered in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Liesbeth Mouha. External linksProfileat the Beach Volleyball Database The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info, is an online website that tracks international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history, including results of continental and international tournaments.Alan KeckBeach Volleyball: Fan ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Breedam, Liesbet 1979 births Living people Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Belgian beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Belgium People from Willebroek Women's beach volleyball players Sportspeople from Antwerp Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbet Hooghe
Liesbet Hooghe (born December 1, 1962, in Oudenaarde, Belgium) is a Belgian political scientist, currently serving as the W. R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a research fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. In a list of 400 top political scientists at Ph.D. granting institutions in the US, published in ''Political Science & Politics'' (Jan 2019), she was ranked as the fifth most-cited woman scholar in political science. Education She graduated summa cum laude from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven with a Licentiate in Political Sciences in 1984, and received her Ph.D. in Political Science from KU Leuven in 1989. She was a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University in 1989-90, and a postdoctoral fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1991–94). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbet Dreesen
Liesbet Dreesen (born 7 November 1976) is a retired Belgian freestyle swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the freestyle relay at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships and participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in two events, but did not reach the finals. Between 1996 and 2000, Dreesen won four national titles in the 50 m freestyle, and also competed in open water swimming. In 2000, she set a national records in the 50 m freestyle that stood until 2007. She retired from competitions in February 2001 to work as sportsteacher. References 1976 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Belgian female freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbet De Vocht
Liesbet De Vocht (born 5 January 1979) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 9th and in the Women's time trial and finishing 23rd in the race. She retired at the end of the 2014 season. Her brother Wim De Vocht is also a former professional cyclist. Palmarès Source: at ''Cycling Archives'' ;2005 :1st :1st |
Liesbeth Zegveld
Liesbeth Zegveld (born 14 January 1970) is a Dutch lawyer, legal expert and professor. Education and career Zegveld was born in Ridderkerk and grew up on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland, the Netherlands. After her law studies at Utrecht University she obtained a doctoral degree ''cum laude'' in 2000. She received several awards for her doctoral thesis ''Accountability of Armed Opposition Groups in International Law''. In 2000, she was sworn in as a lawyer; and in 2005, she became a partner at Prakken d'Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers. At this law firm, Zegveld heads the international law and human rights department, where her cases mainly focus on liability for violations of human rights and compensation for victims of war. Between 2006 and 2013, Zegveld was a professor at Leiden University, where she lectured on international humanitarian law, in particular on the rights of women and children during armed conflict. She has been professor of war reparations at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin
Liesbeth Simone Vosmaer-de Bruin ( de Bruin, born 9 January 1946) is a retired Dutch rower. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxed fours, together with Hette Borrias, Myriam van Rooyen-Steenman, Ans Gravesteijn and Monique Pronk, and finished in fifth place. She won a European title in this event in 1973, with Hette Borrias, Myriam van Rooyen-Steenman, Yvonne Vischschraper and Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff Louise Elisabeth Pascal-de Graaff ( de Graaff; born 11 October 1946) is a retired Dutch rower. In the coxed four, she won the European title in 1973 and finished fifth at the 1975 World Rowing Championships. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympi .... At the world championships, her team was fifth in 1975 and seventh in 1977 and 1978. References 1946 births Living people Dutch female rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers from Amsterdam European Rowing Championships medalists World Rowing Championships medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth Vernout
Liesbeth Vernout (born 1958) is a Dutch former cricketer. She played eight Women's One Day International matches for the Netherlands women's national cricket team. She was part of the Netherlands squad for the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1988 Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in Australia from 29 November to 18 December 1988. Hosted by Australia for the first time, as part of the Bicentenary celebrations, it was the fourth edi .... Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieja Tunks
Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Lieja Tunks, (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a shot putter, who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006. Her personal best throw is 18.82 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of .... Achievements External links *Website about Lieja Koeman 1976 births Living people Canadian female shot putters Dutch female shot putters Dutch female discus throwers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Purmerend {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth Tuijnman
Elisabeth 'Liesbeth' Tuijnman is the current mayor of the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Netherlands. She obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in education. Before becoming mayor of Overbetuwe, she had served as mayor to the rural community of Norg, Papendrecht and Sandebuur. Mayor Tuijnman is a member of the liberal conservative People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in .... References Expositie Elisabeth Tuijnman Blixem Winkel Lunchcafé External links Mayor Liesbeth Tuijnman (with photo) municipality of Overbetuwe {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuijnman, Elisabeth 1943 births Living people Dutch civil servants Dutch women civil servants Mayors in Gelderland People from Overbetuwe Mayors in South Holland People from Pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth Van Tongeren
Liesbeth van Tongeren (born 31 March 1958 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch politician, and former civil servant and director of Greenpeace Netherlands (2003–2010). As a member of GroenLinks, she was a member of the House of Representatives from 17 June 2010 to 13 June 2018. She focuses on matters of climate, energy, spatial planning, conservation and traffic. On 7 June 2018, she was appointed alderwoman of The Hague. Her portfolio as alderwoman consists of sustainability and energy transition. Van Tongeren grew up in Almelo and obtained an LL.B. from VU University Amsterdam and an LL.M. in international law from the University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being .... References *Parlement.com biography External links 1958 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
