Gerardina Alida "Gerdi" Verbeet (Amsterdam, 18 April 1951) is a Dutch politician. She has been President of the House of Representatives since 2006, and a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party since 2001.
Verbeet attended the Gymnasium (school) in Amsterdam and began a study in social geography, which she did not finish. Instead she studied Dutch language and literature and worked as a teacher. Between 1994 and 2001 she was ...
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Gerardina Alida "Gerdi" Verbeet (Amsterdam, 18 April 1951) is a Dutch politician. She has been President of the House of Representatives since 2006, and a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party since 2001.
Verbeet attended the Gymnasium (school) in Amsterdam and began a study in social geography, which she did not finish. Instead she studied Dutch language and literature and worked as a teacher. Between 1994 and 2001 she was political advisor of State Secretary Tineke Netelenbos and the PvdA-leader Ad Melkert.
In May 2001 she became member of parliament, filling the vacancy left by Rob van Gijzel. In the disastrous 2002 elections she was not re-elected. But in July 2002 she re-entered parliament, filling the vacancy left by Eveline Herfkens. In the 2003 elections and 2006 elections she was able to retain her seat. In parliament Verbeet concentrated on sport, policy regarding elderly people, and state pensions.
On 6 December 2006 she was elected President of the...
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