Cornelis Constant Maria (Kees) Vendrik (30 January 1963 in

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

) is a member of the

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Political life

Vendrik was a member of the

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for

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. He used to be the party's specialist on the economy, finance, the health care system and international trade. He is an advocate of the use of

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by government agencies.

Before politics

Vendrik studied

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at the

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...

and the

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. After his studies he worked for the debating centre ''De Balie'' in Amsterdam and as assistant of GreenLeft

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in the House of Representatives.

External links

Profile on parlement.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vendrik, Kees 1963 births Living people GroenLinks politicians Members of the Court of Audit (Netherlands) Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Pacifist Socialist Party politicians People from Nijmegen 21st-century Dutch politicians