Mariëtte Hamer
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Mariëtte Iris Hamer is a Dutch
Netherlands
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 politician
Politician
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 and former civil servant, educator and trade union
Trade union
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 leader. As a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)
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 (Partij van de Arbeid) she has been an MP since May 19, 1998. From January 2008 to June 2010 she was Parliamentary group leader
Parliamentary group leader
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. She focuses on matters of labour economics
Labour economics
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, day care
Day care
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 and emancipation
Emancipation
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. In the past she (also) focused on matters of education
Education
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, social affairs and the Dutch Royal House
Dutch Royal House
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.

Hamer studied linguistics
Linguistics
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 at the University of Amsterdam. She was co-founder and chairwoman of the National Students' Trade Union (LSVb) and worked as a educator and at the Dutch Ministry of Education.

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House of Representatives biography
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