Kiki Hagen

Kiki Hagen
Hagen in 2021
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
Alderwoman of De Ronde Venen
In office
26 April 2018[1] – 31 March 2021[2]
Succeeded byCees van Uden
Member of the Municipal Council
of De Ronde Venen
In office
27 March 2014[3] – 29 March 2018[4]
Succeeded byCees van Uden
In office
3 January 2011[5] – 17 October 2013[6]
Succeeded byStef Koorn
Personal details
Born
Kiki Babette Hagen

(1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
Other political
affiliations		Lijst 8 (2010–2013)
Children1
Residence(s)Mijdrecht, Netherlands
Alma materUtrecht University of Applied Sciences (B.Ed.)
OccupationTeacher, politician
Websitekikihagen.nl

Kiki Babette Hagen (pronounced [ˈkiki ˈɦaːɣə(n)]; born 6 January 1987) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) and an elementary school teacher. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. She previously served as an alderwoman in the municipality De Ronde Venen. From 2011 to 2013 and from 2014 to 2018, she held a seat in the municipal council of that same municipality.

Early life and teaching career

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Hagen was born in Amsterdam and grew up in Vinkeveen, Utrecht.[7] Her mother worked as a teacher, and her father owned a pub in the Amsterdam neighborhood of Jordaan.[8] Hagen has a sister and attended the Mijdrecht secondary school Veenlanden College between 1999 and 2004 at havo level.[9][10] She received her Bachelor of Education from the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in 2010 and subsequently became a teacher at the Abcoude primary school OBS Piet Mondriaan. She also did a pre-master in public administration at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the years 2015–16. Hagen stopped teaching when she became an alderwoman in 2018.[11]

Local politics

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In 2010, Hagen co-founded the local political party Lijst 8 (List 8) in De Ronde Venen and participated in the special municipal election that was held on 24 November in anticipation of the merger of the municipalities of De Ronde Venen and Abcoude on 1 January 2011.[12] The party was founded to increase the representation of young people in the council and won two seats. Hagen, who was the party's lead candidate, was installed as a municipal councillor and as Lijst 8's caucus leader in January 2011.[13][14]

She vacated her seat in the council to join Democrats 66 in October 2013.[14] She was re-elected in the 2014 municipal election, being the top candidate of D66 in De Ronde Venen.[15] Hagen received another term in the 2018 municipal election, again being her party's lead candidate, but went on maternity leave on the day of her swearing in.[16] She did not return to the council, as she became an alderwoman and third deputy mayor of De Ronde Venen in April 2018.[17] Hagen's portfolio included sustainability, the environment, education, and youth affairs.[18] Waste and sewage were added to that when an alderman resigned in 2019.[19]

In February 2021, local party Ronde Venen Belang asked questions about an €800 subsidy Hagen had received to make her house more sustainable. She subsequently paid back the money, and an investigation by the municipality later concluded that the subsidy had been wrongfully granted.[20] A large majority of the council retained their trust in her.[21]

House of Representatives

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Hagen was placed twenty-first on the candidate list of D66 for the 2021 general election. She was elected into the House of Representatives with 24,485 preferential votes – only three D66 candidates received more votes.[22][23] Hagen was installed on 31 March and became D66's spokesperson for aviation, roads, mobility, the environment, and circular economy.[17][24] She simultaneously left De Ronde Venen's municipal executive. In the House, Hagen is a member of the Committees for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy; for Education, Culture and Science; for Infrastructure and Water Management; and for the Interior (chair), and she is on the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council and the Interparliamentary Committee on the Dutch Language Union.[11] Her specialties later changed to mbo, green education, lifelong learning, the environment, and circular economy.[24] Hagen led a parliamentary delegation which in the summer of 2022 visited Suriname, Curaçao, and Bonaire for nine days to investigate the history of Dutch slavery. It was organized one year ahead of a remembrance year that marked 150 years since the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands.[25] Besides, the Dutch government apologized for its history of slavery not long after the trip.[26] Hagen criticized mass consumption of clothing during Black Friday and called it a "pitch-black day for our Earth". Simultaneously, she proposed several measures to mitigate the effects of the clothing industry on the environment. These included investments in circular clothing brands, higher penalties for greenwashing, and the introduction of an ecolabel such that consumers can make more informed decisions.[27][28]

Hagen was chosen to serve as informateur in Amersfoort after D66 won a plurality there in the March 2022 municipal elections.[29] A few weeks later, she advised a coalition consisting of D66, GroenLinks, the CDA, Amersfoort2014, and the Party for the Animals.[30] The VVD had filed a motion of no confidence against Hagen during the process alleging false information, but it did not garner enough support in the council and the VVD later apologized for it.[31] A coalition was eventually formed that included the Christian Union instead of Amersfoort2014 in July.[32]

Personal life

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Hagen has a son, and she moved from Mijdrecht to The Hague while a member of parliament.[11][18]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Kiki Hagen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives Democrats 66 21 24,485 24 Won [33]
2023 House of Representatives Democrats 66 38 1,782 9 Lost [34]

References

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  1. ^ "De RTV Utrecht pluche-peiler: alle wethouders zitten!" [The RTV Utrecht aldermen gauge: all aldermen have been installed!]. RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Cazander, René (27 March 2021). "Dit is de opvolger van de naar Den Haag vertrokken wethouder Kiki Hagen" [This is the successor of Alderwoman Kiki Hagen who has gone to The Hague]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Vergadering 27-03-2014" [27-03-2014 meeting]. Gemeente De Ronde Venen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Voorstel raad" [Council proposal]. Gemeente De Ronde Venen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ Van den Belt, Peter (21 October 2010). "Jongeren willen de macht" [The young generations wants power]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). p. 3.
  6. ^ "Korte weergave van de raadsvergadering" [Short reproduction of the council meeting]. Gemeente De Ronde Venen (in Dutch). pp. 1 and 2. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Kiki Hagen: 'Bij D66 heb ik een klankbord'" [Kiki Hagen: 'I have a sounding board at D66']. Dichtbij.nl (in Dutch). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ Scheer, Paul (22 December 2021). "Kiki Hagen (D66): 'Overheid, bemoei je niet zoveel met werkvloer'" [Kiki Hagen (D66): 'Government, don't interfere so much with the workplace']. VNO-NCW (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Tweede Kamer, 78e vergadering Donderdag 20 mei 2021" [House of Representatives, 78th meeting Thursday 20 May 2021]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ "De volgende leerlingen van het Veenlanden College in Mijdrecht zijn geslaagd voor het eindexamen" [The following students of the Veenlanden College in Mijdrecht passed their final exam]. Rijn en Gouwe (in Dutch). 2 July 2004. p. 16.
  11. ^ a b c "Kiki Hagen". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ^ Van den Belt, Peter (27 November 2010). "Wij zijn géén jongerenpartij" [We are not a youth party]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). p. 7.
  13. ^ Van den Belt, Peter (21 October 2010). "Jongeren willen de macht" [The young generations wants power]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). p. 3.
  14. ^ a b "Raadslid Kiki Hagen stopt" [Councilor Kiki Hagen leaves]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). 17 September 2013. p. 5.
  15. ^ "Kiki Hagen als lijsttrekker" [Kiki Hagen as lead candidate]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). 6 November 2013. p. 3.
  16. ^ "Hagen gelijk weer weg" [Hagen departs immediately]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). 31 March 2018. p. 4.
  17. ^ a b "K.B. (Kiki) Hagen MA". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  18. ^ a b Kok, Rosanne (24 April 2018). "Coalitie wil innoveren, verbinden en ondernemen" [Coalition want to innovate, connect, and undertake]. AD/Groene Hart (in Dutch). p. 5.
  19. ^ Sneijder, Rik (20 September 2019). "Na vertrek wethouder Becker krijgt ook burgemeester Divendal het drukker" [Also Mayor Divendal will be busier after departure Alderwoman Becker]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  20. ^ Cazander, René (2 March 2021). "'Schokkend': wethouder vroeg subsidie aan voor verbouwing van woning, maar daar had ze geen recht op" ['Shocking': alderwoman applied for a subsidy to alter her house, but she was not entitled to it]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  21. ^ Cazander, René (4 March 2021). "Wethouder die onterecht subsidie kreeg voor verbouwing van haar huis, mag aanblijven" [Alderwoman who wrongfully received a subsidy for altering her house can stay on]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 62 and 188. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  23. ^ Van Bekkum, Dylan (30 March 2021). "Van Omtzigt tot Koekkoek: dit zijn de 20 ware volksvertegenwoordigers" [From Omtzigt to Koekkoek: these are the twenty true representatives of the people]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Kiki Hagen". D66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  25. ^ Bhikhie, Avinash (10 August 2022). "Kamer brengt bijzonder bezoek aan Suriname, Curaçao en Bonaire in teken van slavernijverleden" [House pays a special visit to Suriname, Curaçao, and Bonaire in remembrance of slavery]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Veelbesproken datum slavernijexcuses aangebroken, wat kunnen we verwachten?" [Much-discussed date for apologies for slavery is here, what can we expect?]. NOS (in Dutch). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  27. ^ Peer, Wouter (25 November 2022). "D66 wil met ecolabel 'enorme puinhoop' in de kledingindustrie aanpakken" [D66 wants to tackle 'huge mess' in the clothing industry with ecolabel]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  28. ^ "Politiek bezorgd om effecten koopjesfestijn" [Politics worried about effects shopping fest]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 25 November 2022. p. 17.
  29. ^ Hardeman, Johan (21 March 2022). "Tweede Kamerlid Kiki Hagen (D66) aan de slag met vorming nieuwe coalitie in Amersfoort" [Member of parliament Kiki Hagen (D66) will try to form new coalition in Amersfoort]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  30. ^ Hardeman, Johan (7 April 2022). "Nieuwe coalitie met Amersfoort2014 en Partij voor de Dieren is ongekend: 'Totaal andere koers varen'" [New coalition with Amersfoort2014 and the Party for the Animals is unprecedented: 'Going in a totally different direction']. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  31. ^ Hardeman, Johan (12 April 2022). "VVD diep door het stof na motie van wantrouwen tegen informateur: 'Was een fout, oprechte excuses'" [VVD deeply regrets motion of no confidence against informateur: 'It was a mistake, sincere apologies']. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  32. ^ Hardeman, Johan (5 July 2022). "Hoe kwam meest linkse stadsbestuur van Amersfoort in járen tot stand?" [How did Amersfoort's most leftist municipal executive in years come about?]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  33. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 62–100, 188. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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