Wassila Hachchi (born 6 January 1980) is a Dutch former politician and former civil servant and

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officer. As a member of

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(D66) she was an MP from 17 June 2010 until 19 January 2016. She focused on matters of defense, development aid and

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relations.

Early life and education

Wassila Hachchi was born on 6 January 1980 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She is of Moroccan descent and grew up in

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. Hachchi has a degree in

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from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and was educated at the Royal Netherlands Naval College. She was commissioned in the

as a logistical officer from 2003 to 2007.

Career

Hachchi worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and as the head of the Planning and Control department in the Catering Service of the Armed Service Support Command (Commando Dienstencentra) of the

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for several years. On 17 June 2010, Hachchi was sworn in as a Liberal-Democrat member of the Dutch Parliament. In May 2015, Hachchi gave a TED talk at TEDx Amsterdam Women regarding social media and politics. In June 2015, Hachchi advised that all pilots undergo mandatory psychological testing. On 20 January 2016 Hachchi claimed to have left the House of Representatives to join the

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,. Her sudden leave from the House and lack of communication caused some commotion. She was succeeded in the House by

Salima Belhaj Salima Belhaj (born 18 October 1978) is a Dutch-Moroccan politician. She has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Democrats 66 (D66) since 26 January 2016. She previously served as a municipal councillor and g ...

. In April 2016, she declared she renounced her D66 membership.Hachchi zegt lidmaatschap D66 op, gaat op zoek naar betaalde baan
NOS, 15 April 2016

Publication

* Wassila Hachchi: ''Listen. Think. Speak''. 28 pag
E-book (Kindle)
Publisher: Motivatingthemasses.com, 2016. ASIN B01NCI87ID

References

*
Parlement.com biography

External links

*
House of Representatives biography
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