Yasemin Çegerek (born 10 November 1977, in

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) is a Dutch politician of

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descent. She was an MP for the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) between 18 June 2013 and 23 March 2017. She replaced

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, who left the

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on 13 June 2013. Çegerek was a member of the commissions of foreign affairs, defense, European affairs, Kingdom relations, foreign trade and development aid. Çegerek temporarily went on maternity leave and her designated replacement was Marith Rebel-Volp. However, as House of Representatives member

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left the House on 28 August 2013, Rebel-Volp permanently replaced her instead.

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was named as the replacement for Çegerek. Between 2002 and 2006 Çegerek served as a municipal councillor in

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. And since 2007 she has been a member of the

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. Çegerek studied

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at the

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. ÇEgerek's time in the House ended on 23 March 2017. Since 22 May 2018 she has been alderman in

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1977 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians Aldermen in Gelderland Dutch people of Turkish descent Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Gelderland Municipal councillors of Enschede People from Apeldoorn University of Twente alumni {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub