Judith C.M. Swinkels (born 4 June 1961) is a Dutch politician, she was a member of the
House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the
Democrats 66
Democrats 66 (; abbreviated D66, ) is a Social liberalism, social liberal List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands, which positions itself in the Centrism, centre of the Left–right political spectrum, p ...
from 3 November 2015 to 23 March 2017. Previously she was a lawyer and judge.
Career
Swinkels was born on 4 June 1961 in
Tilburg. She went to the
gymnasium in the same city between 1973 and 1979. She subsequently studied civil and European law at
Leiden University
Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...
and graduated in 1984.
Swinkels was occupied as a lawyer between 1985 and 1999. Between 1999 and 2002 she worked for the
Netherlands Competition Authority. In 2002 Swinkels was appointed as judge in
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
. The first five years she was judge for civil and trade law. In 2007 this became civil and family and youth law. In 2011 she switched to civil and criminal law.
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In the Parliamentary elections of 2012 Swinkels occupied number 14 on the Democrats 66 party list and was not elected as the party gained 12 seats.
On 3 November 2015 Swinkels joined the House of Representatives of the Netherlands as replacement of Magda Berndsen. She took up the security and justice portfolio which Berndsen previously held.][ Her term in the House ended on 23 March 2017.][
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References
External links
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Parlement.com biography
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1961 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch politicians
Democrats 66 politicians
21st-century Dutch judges
20th-century Dutch lawyers
Dutch women lawyers
Leiden University alumni
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
People from Tilburg