Tweede Kamer / Lilianne Ploumen

(2018:) The House of Representatives, Tweede Kamer (lit. Second Room) has 150 seats and is located at Binnenhof, The Hague. There are 13 political parties, and ministers from a coalition of 4 parties form the government. Amongst the 9 other parties is an islamophobic party, PVV (Party For Freedom, 20 seats) and a new, growing party with racist characteristics, FvD (Forum for Democracy, 2 seats). It's very important that members of the House of Representatives stand up against discrimination and inequality in this populistic era. In 2017-2021 there is not one Afro-Dutch politician in the House of Representatives and only 30% of the ministers is female. Many members of the House, like former minister for Foreign Trade and Development Lilianne Ploumen, founder of SheDecides, stand up against discrimination of women, LGBTQ, muslims and people of colour, and fight for equality and inclusivity.

Dr. King next to the TV in the office of Lilianne Ploumen
Dr. King next to the TV in the office of Lilianne Ploumen

(2022:) A lot has changed since the elections in 2021. More right-wing parties, getting anti-vaxxers as voters, and also Sylvana Simons, party leader of BIJ1, entered the House of Representatives. Because the Binnenhof needs to be renovated, the complete government had to move to another location. Lilianne Ploumen, now party leader of PvdA, the Dutch labour party, took Dr. King with her and he got a great place in her office, keeping an eye on our democracy. 

 

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