Boris van der Ham

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name =Boris van der Ham


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birth_date =Birth date and age|1973|08|29|mf=y
birth_place =Amsterdam, Netherlands
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office = D66 Vice-chairman of the parliamentary party
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term_start = November, 2006
term_end = present
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successor = Incumbent
party = Democrats 66
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website = [http://www.borisvanderham.nl/ www.borisvanderham.nl]
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Boris van der Ham (Amsterdam, August 29 1973) is a Dutch politician. He became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives in 2002 for D66, a social liberal party. In November 2006 he became Vice-chairman for the parliamentary party of D66.

Van der Ham studied History at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam before being accepted for the Toneelacademie van Maastricht. After graduation he worked as an actor for various theater groups. Since the age of 15, Van der Ham was a member of the Young Democrats. From 1998 until 2000 he was chairman of the Young Democrats.

Together with members of Groenlinks and the PvdA he drafted the bill that led to the first Dutch referendum in two hunderd years; the referendum concerning the European Constitution. In the House of Representatives Van der Ham concentrates on the issues of economical affairs, environment, Europe, equality, spatial planning and integration, culture and media, democracy, drug policy, transportation and freedom of expression.

External links

* [http://www.borisvanderham.nl Boris van der Ham]
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* [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/02380 Boris van der Ham at Parlement.com]