Alexander Hammelburg
Alexander Hammelburg | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | |
Member of the Municipal Council of Amsterdam | |
In office 5 April 2017[1] – 31 March 2021[2] | |
Preceded by | Jan Paternotte |
Succeeded by | Daniëlle de Jager |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Robert Hammelburg 22 February 1982 Hilversum, Netherlands |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Residence(s) | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (MSc) |
Alexander Robert Hammelburg (pronounced [ˌaːlɛkˈsɑndər ˈɦɑməlˌbʏr(ə)x]; born 22 February 1982) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. He previously worked as a lobbyist for COC Nederland and held a seat in the municipal council of Amsterdam.
Early life and non-political career
Hammelburg was born in 1982 in Hilversum, North Holland as the son of comedian, writer, and journalist Simon Hammelburg.[3][4] When he was young, his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother and sister from the Amsterdam neighborhood of Buitenveldert to Oosterbeek, located in the Arnhem area.[4] Hammelburg grew up there, and he studied political science and Arab studies at the University of Amsterdam in the years 2002–12.[5] He also spent a year at Tel Aviv University and started teaching political science at the university in 2008.[4][5] He left the university in April 2015 to work as an international policy officer for LGBT rights organization COC Nederland, a position he held until his election to the House of Representatives.[6][7]
Politics
Hammelburg served as a member of the board of the North Holland/Flevoland chapter of the Young Democrats, the youth organization of Democrats 66.[8] He was elected to the thirteen-member Amsterdam-Centrum district committee in the 2014 municipal elections.[9] He had also been D66's sixteenth candidate for the Amsterdam municipal council in that election, but his party won fourteen seats.[10]
In April 2017, Hammelburg replaced Amsterdam municipal councilor Jan Paternotte, because Paternotte had been elected to the House of Representatives.[11] Hammelburg simultaneously left the district council.[12] He was re-elected in the 2018 municipal election, having appeared fourth on the party list.[13] Hammelburg served as vice caucus leader, and his specializations were finances, economic affairs, sex workers, drugs, housing, and construction.[8][14] In the council, he advocated replacing lead service lines, and he created a plan to make the city center more attractive to Amsterdam citizens.[15][16]
House of Representatives
Hammelburg was placed twenty-third on the candidate list of D66 for the
When
Personal life
Hammelburg is Jewish from his father's side.[4] He lives in Amsterdam, has a daughter, and is openly gay.[20][3][25]
Electoral history
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 23 | 841 | 24 | Won | [26] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 20 | 548 | 9 | Lost | [27] |
References
- ^ "Openbare vergadering op woensdag 5 april 2017" [Public meeting on Wednesday 5 April 2017]. Gemeente Amsterdam (in Dutch). 3 May 2017. pp. 24 and 25. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Openbare vergadering op woensdag 31 maart 2021" [Public meeting on Wednesday 31 March 2021]. Gemeente Amsterdam (in Dutch). 19 April 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Kleijwegt, Margalith. "Joods in de Kamer" [Jewish in the House] (PDF). Benjamin (in Dutch). Vol. 32, no. 125. JMW. pp. 10–13. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b Strikkers, Henk (23 March 2021). "24 oud-UvA'ers in nieuwe Tweede Kamer" [24 former UvA students in the new House of Representatives]. Folia (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Nevenactiviteiten van Alexander Hammelburg" [Side activities of Alexander Hammelburg]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Strijd om verlenging mandaat VN-SOGI-expert" [Fight for renewal mandate UN SOGI expert]. COC (Press release) (in Dutch). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Kandidatenboek Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2021" [Candidate book House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). D66 (in Dutch). November 2020. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "De zetelverdeling voor de bestuurscommissies Amsterdam" [The seat distribution of the Amsterdam district councils]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Partij voor de DierenAmsterdam.
- ^ "Reinier van Dantzig nieuwe voorman D66 Amsterdam" [Reinier van Dantzig new leader of D66 Amsterdam]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Afscheid Alexander Hammelburg als Bestuurscommissielid Amsterdam-Centrum" [Farewell of Alexander Hammelburg, Amsterdam-Centrum district committee member]. D66 (Press release) (in Dutch). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "D66 presenteert kandidatenlijst voor gemeenteraadsverkiezingen" [D66 presents its party list for the municipal elections]. D66 (Press release) (in Dutch). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Gemeenteraadslid Hülya Kat op plek 16 van D66, ook advocaat Sidney Smeets op de kieslijst" [Municipal councilor Hülya Kat on spot sixteen, lawyer Sidney Smeets also on D66 party list]. AT5 (in Dutch). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Van Zoelen, Bart; Koops, Ruben (23 January 2020). "Gemeente: loden drinkwaterleidingen moeten binnen jaar weg" [Municipality: lead service lines have to got within a year]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Van de Crommert, Richard (26 May 2020). "Elfpuntenplan voor binnenstad" [Eleven-point plan for city center]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). p. 12.
- ^ Koops, Ruben; Meijs, Floor (18 March 2021). "Twaalf Amsterdammers maken entree in Tweede Kamer" [Twelve Amsterdam residents enter House of Representatives]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "A.R. (Alexander) Hammelburg MSc". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "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 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Alexander Hammelburg". D66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- BNR Nieuwsradio(in Dutch). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Kamer wil fonds en taskforce voor hulp aan Turkije en Syrië" [House wants fund and taskforce to assist Turkey and Syria]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). ANP. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Minister heeft nu geen geld voor opbouw Turkije en Syrië" [Minister does not have money now for reconstruction Turkey and Syria]. Trouw (in Dutch). ANP. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Meijer, Remco (17 January 2023). "Discriminatieverbod wegens handicap en seksuele gerichtheid in Grondwet. 'We worden niet langer weggemoffeld'" [Prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of disability and sexual orientation in the Constitution. 'We are nog longer hidden'] (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Alexander Hammelburg, Kandidaat-Kamerlid [Alexander Hammelburg, House candidate] (in Dutch). D66. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.