Sophie Hermans
Sophia Theodora Marianne "Sophie" Hermans (born 1 May 1981 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch politician, representing the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the House of Representatives since 23 March 2017.[1] As of the 11th of January 2022 she is the parliamentary leader of the VVD in the House of Representatives.[2] She is the daughter of former politician Loek Hermans. She previously served as an assistant to Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[3] She opposed government efforts to ban laughing gas, comparing it to “shooting a mosquito with a cannon”.[4]

Sophie Hermans (2020)
References
- "Drs. S.Th.M. (Sophie) Hermans". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Jan Paternotte is nieuwe fractievoorzitter van D66, Sophie Hermans aan het roer bij de VVD". Trouw. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Prime minister calls out to 'Caroliene' during debate lapse". DutchNews.nl. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Dutch government wants to ban laughing gas". IamExpat in the Netherlands. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.