Helma Neppérus (born 21 June 1950, in

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) is a Dutch politician and former

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and

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. As a member of the

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(Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of

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Biography

Neppérus studied at the School of Journalism in Utrecht and (

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at Leiden University. She was a member of the Royal Students Rowing Club Njord and rowed in the Dutch rowing team. At the Olympics, she was active as an

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at the rowing. She later held various administrative positions in the rowing world, including the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation (KNRB) and the International Rowing Federation. In 1991 she was appointed an honorary member of the KNRB. She also worked for the Revenue and the Ministry of Finance. She was a board member of the VVD in

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from 2000 to 2002. In 2002, she was elected into the

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of Voorschoten. From 2004 to 2007 she was also VVD fraction leader. In 2005 and 2006 she worked for the Inspectorate (IVW) of the Ministry of Transport. In the 2006 parliamentary elections Neppérus was on the candidate list of the VVD and was elected into the

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Helma Neppérus
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House of Representatives biography
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy website
1950 births Living people Knights of the Legion of Honour Dutch civil servants Dutch women civil servants Dutch female rowers Dutch sports executives and administrators Dutch referees and umpires Dutch women jurists Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Leiden University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in South Holland Politicians from Amsterdam People from Voorschoten People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians {{Netherlands-VVD-politician-stub