Jetta Klijnsma
Jellejetta "Jetta" Klijnsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɛtaː ˈklɛinsmaː]; born 18 March 1957) is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Drenthe since 2017. She is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Jetta Klijnsma | |
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Klijnsma in 2015 | |
| King's Commissioner of Drenthe | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2017 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Preceded by | Jozias van Aartsen (Acting) |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Paul de Krom |
| Succeeded by | Tamara van Ark |
| In office 18 December 2008 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Aboutaleb |
| Succeeded by | Paul de Krom |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 5 November 2012 | |
| Mayor of The Hague | |
Ad interim | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 26 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wim Deetman |
| Succeeded by | Jozias van Aartsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jellejetta Klijnsma 18 March 1957 Hoogeveen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Residence | Assen |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts) |
| Occupation | Politician · Historian · Political consultant · Nonprofit director |
Elected to the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2012, she focused on matters of culture, senior citizens, disabled people and medical ethics. Previously she was State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment under the Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2008–2010) and an alderwoman of the municipality of The Hague (1998–2008). From 2012 to 2017 she was appointed again as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, dealing with the matters of unemployment insurances, pay equality, long-term unemployment, poverty, health and safety at work under the Second Rutte cabinet.