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Dutch politician

John Kerstens
John Kerstens in 2016

Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017

Personal details
Born	Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Kerstens (1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 (age 59) Zegge, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party
Residence(s)	Arnhem, Netherlands
Alma mater	Tilburg University

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria "John" Kerstens (born 20 January 1965) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017.

Kerstens was vice president of the Federation Dutch Labour Movement (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging) and president of affiliate union FNV Construction (FNV Bouw).

Kerstens studied law at Tilburg University. He has one daughter and a younger son and he lives in Arnhem.

References

(in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

External links

Media related to John Kerstens at Wikimedia Commons
(in Dutch) John Kerstens at the website of the Labour Party

v t e Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2012–2017)
House of Representatives 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 40)	Zijlstra Van Ark Azmani Berckmoes-Duindam ‹Blok› De Boer Bosma Bosman Ten Broeke Van der Burg De Caluwé ‹Dijkhoff› R. Dijkstra Duisenberg Elias Geselschap Harbers Heerema ‹Hennis-Plasschaert› ‹Huizing› De Lange ‹Leegte› ‹De Liefde› Van der Linde ‹Litjens› Lodders ‹Lucas› Van Miltenburg (Speaker, 2012–15) Moors A. Mulder Neppérus ‹Van Nieuwenhuizen› Nijkerken-de Haan Van Oosten Potters Van der Ree A. Rutte ‹M. Rutte› ‹Schippers› Schut-Welkzijn ‹Van der Steur› Straus Taverne Teeven Tellegen ‹Van Veen› Veldman ‹Verheijen› Visser A. de Vries Vuijk ‹Weekers› Van Wijngaarden Van 't Wout Ziengs
Labour Party (PvdA – 35)	Kuiken Arib (Speaker, 2015–17) Asante ‹Bonis› Bouwmeester Brouwer Çegerek ‹Van Dam› Van Dekken ‹O. van Dijk› ‹Dijsselbloem› Dikkers Eijsink Fokke Groot Günal-Gezer ‹Hamer› ‹Heijnen› ‹Hilkens› Hoogland Jacobi ‹Jadnanansing› Kerstens ‹Klijnsma› Van Laar Leenders Maij Marcouch Mohandis Nijboer Oosenbrug ‹Plasterk› Recourt ‹Samsom› Servaes Tanamal ‹Timmermans› ‹Ünver› Van der Velde Vermeij Vermue Volp J. Vos M. Vos A.A. de Vries Wolbert Ypma Yücel
Socialist Party (SP – 15)	Roemer Bashir Van Bommel J. van Dijk Van Gerven Gesthuizen ‹Jansen› Karabulut Kooiman Leijten Merkies Van Nispen Van Raak Siderius Smaling ‹Smits› ‹Swinkels› Ulenbelt ‹De Wit›
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 13)	Van Haersma Buma Amhaouch Bruins Slot Geurts Heerma Van Helvert ‹Van Hijum› Keijzer Knops A.H. Mulder Omtzigt ‹Oskam› Rog Ronnes ‹De Rouwe› Van Toorenburg
Party for Freedom (PVV – 12)	Wilders Agema Beertema Bosma Van Dijck Fritsma ‹Gerbrands› De Graaf Graus Helder Klever Madlener De Roon
Democrats 66 (D66 – 12)	Pechtold Belhaj Bergkamp ‹Berndsen› P. Dijkstra ‹Hachchi› Koolmees Koşer Kaya Van Meenen ‹Schouw› Sjoerdsma Swinkels Van Veldhoven Verhoeven Van Weyenberg
Christian Union (CU – 5)	Segers Bruins Dik-Faber Schouten ‹Slob› Voordewind
GroenLinks (GL – 4)	Klaver ‹Ellemeet› Grashoff ‹Van Ojik› ‹Sap› Van Tongeren Voortman
Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3)	Van der Staaij Bisschop Dijkgraaf
Party for the Animals (PvdD – 2)	Thieme Ouwehand ‹Wassenberg›
50PLUS (50+ – 1)	Krol ‹Baay-Timmerman›
Bontes/Van Klaveren Group (Indep. – 2)	Bontes Van Klaveren
Kuzu/Öztürk Group (Indep. – 2)	Kuzu Öztürk
Member Van Vliet (Indep. – 1)	Van Vliet
Member Klein (Indep. – 1)	Klein
Member Houwers (Indep. – 1)	Houwers
Member Monasch (Indep. – 1)	Monasch
Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019

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