Michiel van Nispen
Dutch politician (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michiel van Nispen (born 14 October 1982) is a Dutch politician, he has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Socialist Party since 2 April 2014, when he replaced Jan de Wit.[1]
Michiel van Nispen | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
Assumed office 2 April 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1982-10-14) 14 October 1982 (age 41) Breda, Netherlands |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Van Nispen studied Dutch law at Tilburg University between 2000 and 2004. He then joined a law firm and did a master's degree in international and European public law between 2006 and 2007. Since then he worked for the Socialist Party group in the House of Representatives, occupying himself with the topic of Justice. Since his 2023 re-election to the House, Van Nispen has been the Socialist Party's spokesperson for justice, safety, migration, governance, and sports.[2]
In February 2024, a motion by Michiel van Nispen and Mohammed Mohandis (GL-PvdA) was carried to reintroduce swimming lessons in elementary schools. They called on the government to prepare scenarios for their initiative in response to declining swimming skills among youths.[3] The House passed another motion by Van Nispen to ban international adoptions, which he called harmful to children.[4]