Gaby Perin-Gopie

Dutch politician (born 1986)
Gaby Perin-Gopie
Leader of Volt Netherlands
in the Senate (Netherlands)
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 June 2023
Member of the Senate (Netherlands)
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 June 2023
Personal details
Born (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 37)
NationalityDutch
Political partyVolt Netherlands
Children3
ResidenceThe Hague
Educationmaster's degree in psychology
Alma materLeiden University

Gaby K. Perin-Gopie (born 29 October 1986) is a Dutch politician. She has been the Senate leader of Volt Netherlands since 13 June 2023.

Biography

Perin-Gopie grew up in Zoetermeer and currently resides in The Hague. She studied psychology at Leiden University from 2005 to 2009 and graduated with a master's degree.[1] Since May 2022, she has been chairperson for the healthcare sector in the Christian National Trade Union Federation.[2] Prior to that, she worked as a policy officer for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.

Perin-Gopie was the lead candidate for Volt Netherlands in the 2023 Senate election and has been a member of the Senate and parliamentary leader for her party since 13 June 2023.[1][3]

She is a member of the following Senate committees:[4]

  • Internal Affairs
  • College of Group Chairmen
  • Economy and Climate
  • Immigration and Asylum / Justice and Home Affairs of the European Union
  • Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
  • Education, Culture and Science
  • Social Affairs and Employment
  • Public Health, Welfare and Sport

Personal life

Perin-Gopie is married and has two sons and a daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "G.K. Perin-Gopie MSc (Volt)". www.eerstekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. ^ Fabrique. "Gaby Perin-Gopie nieuwe voorzitter CNV Zorg & Welzijn". CNV Connectief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ "Perin-Gopie wordt lijsttrekker Volt in Eerste Kamer, partij doet mee aan Statenverkiezingen in acht provincies". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ "Lidmaatschappen G.K. Perin-Gopie". www.eerstekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.

External links

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Senate
13 June 2023 – present
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 16)
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL–PvdA – 14)
People's Party for Freedom and Dem.
(VVD – 10)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 6)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 5)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 4)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
JA21
(JA21 – 3)
Socialist Party
(SP – 3)
Christian Union
(SP – 3)Forum for Democracy
(FvD – 2)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)50PLUS
(50+ – 1)Independent Politics Netherlands
(OPNL – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the Senate
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present