Pieter Enneüs Heerma (born 5 August 1977,

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) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the

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(CDA) he has been a member of the

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since 20 September 2012.

Biography

From 1999 tot 2001 Heerma was a student assistant at Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR of the

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and the

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researching the

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. From 2002 to 2011 he was spokesman, press officer and head of press information of the CDA fraction in the House of Representatives. From 2011 to 2012 he was head of

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of the health insurance company De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar. Heerma was CDA campaign leader for the general election of 2012. He has been a member of the

since 20 September 2012. Heerma was elected parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives on 21 May 2019, following the nomination of

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as Mayor of Leeuwarden. Heerma studied

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at the

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

from 1995 tot 2001, with a specialization in political communication. He is married, has two sons and lives in

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the t ...

. He is the son of the late CDA leader Enneüs Heerma.

References

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Europa-nu.nl website
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House of Representatives website

External links

* 1977 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch agnostics Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Politicians from Amsterdam People from Purmerend Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub