Femke Halsema

Femke Halsema
Femke Halsema in 2018
Mayor of Amsterdam
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 July 2018
Preceded by	Jozias van Aartsen
Leader of GroenLinks in the House of Representatives
In office 26 November 2002 – 16 December 2010
Preceded by	Paul Rosenmöller
Succeeded by	Jolande Sap
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 May 1998 – 12 January 2011
Personal details
Born	(1966-04-25) 25 April 1966 (age 57) Haarlem, Netherlands
Political party	GroenLinks
Domestic partner	Robert Oey
Children	2
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University
Website	Official website
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Femke Halsema (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈɦɑlsəmaː] ^ⓘ; born 25 April 1966) is a Dutch politician and filmmaker. On 27 June 2018, she was appointed Mayor of Amsterdam and began serving a six-year term on 12 July 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She previously was a member of the House of Representatives for the leftist green party GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011, and served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2010.