Frank P. Wassenberg (born 2 May 1966) is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the

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for the Party for the Animals since 23 March 2017. He previously served in the House from 17 November 2015 to 18 October 2016 when he temporary replaced

Esther Ouwehand Esther Ouwehand (born 10 June 1976) is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager serving as party leader, leader of the Party for the Animals ( nl, Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) and its parliamentary group in the House of Representatives (N ...

. He serves in the States of Limburg since the

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, and previously served between 2007 and 2011.

Career

Wassenberg was born on 2 May 1966 in

Heer, Maastricht Heer is a neighbourhood of Maastricht, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Heer is a former municipality and village, incorporated into Maastricht in 1970 and, until 1828, this municipality was called "Heer en Keer". The municipality covered the for ...

. After completing his high school education in Maastricht in 1985 he went to study biology at

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and graduated in 1992. Since 1993 he has worked as a policy officer for various foundations for animal rights, since 2006 for the . Wassenberg was elected to the States of Limburg for the Party for the Animals in the

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. He served one four-year term. In the 2011 elections the party did not manage to obtain any seats. In the

Wassenberg was once more elected to the States, as the sole representative of the party. In November 2015

temporarily resigned her seat in the

due to health reasons. Wassenberg became her replacement with an expected term of four months. He has been reappointed multiple times since the passing of the first four months. In September 2016 Wassenberg missed a vote on an initiative for reform of the organ donor system, this cause the initiative to reach a majority, while Wassenberg had planned to vote against. Esther Ouwehand returned to the House of Representatives on 18 October 2016, ending Wassenberg's temporary replacement. After the 2017 general election Wassenberg returned to the House, taking office on 23 March 2017.

References

External links

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Parlement.com biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wassenberg, Frank 1966 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Limburg Party for the Animals politicians Politicians from Maastricht Utrecht University alumni 20th-century Dutch people