Karin Adelmund

Karin Adelmund
Karin Adelmund in 1988
State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science
In office
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Serving with Rick van der Ploeg
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byTineke Netelenbos
Aad Nuis
Succeeded byAnnette Nijs
Cees van Leeuwen
Chairwoman of the Labour Party
In office
15 February 1997 – 3 August 1998
LeaderWim Kok
Preceded byFelix Rottenberg
Ruud Vreeman
Succeeded byRuud Vreeman (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002 – 21 October 2005
In office
17 May 1994 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary groupLabour Party
Personal details
Born
Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund

(1949-03-18)18 March 1949
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died21 October 2005(2005-10-21) (aged 56)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of deathHeart attack
Political partyLabour Party
Children2 children
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
OccupationPolitician · Trade Union leader

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrɪn iˈvɔnə ʔiˈreːnə ˈjɑnsə(n) ˈaːdəlmʏnt]; 18 March 1949 – 21 October 2005) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.

Early life and education

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund was born on 18 March 1949 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Fritz Jansen Adelmund and Anna van der Hoven. She had two brothers and three sisters.[1]

She went to Protestant primary and secondary schools in Rotterdam. She then studied at the Public Social Academy (1968–1972) in Rotterdam and she studied social sciences at the University of Amsterdam (1972–1979) in Amsterdam.[1]

Career

Adelmund was a member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). She was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (1994–1998), chairwoman of the Labour Party (1997–1998), State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science (1998–2002), and again member of the House of Representatives (2002–2005) until her death.[1] She died on 21 October 2005, at the age 56, in Amsterdam.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Dutch) Drs. K.Y.I.J. (Karin) Adelmund, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 April 2015.

External links

Official
  • (in Dutch) Drs. K.Y.I.J. (Karin) Adelmund Parlement & Politiek
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairwoman of the Labour Party
1997–1998
Succeeded by
Ruud Vreeman
Ad interim
Preceded by
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science

1998–2002
With: Rick van der Ploeg
Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by


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