title: Angelien Eijsink
text: # Angelien Eijsink
  
  Angeline Maria Catharina (Angelien) Eijsink (born 1 April 1960 in St. Isidorushoeve) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and educator. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 30 January 2003 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of the Dutch defense.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  ### Career diplomat, 1995–2003
  
  From 1995, Eijsink was a career diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among other positions, she held the position of Head of the Southern Africa Division of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department.
  
  ### Member of Parliament, 2003–2017
  
  Eijsink was a Member of the Dutch House of Representatives since the 2003 national elections. Since 2013, she served as chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She also was a member of the committees on Defence, European Affairs, Public Expenditure, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Housing and the Central Government Sector, and Kingdom Relations.
  
  ## Other activities
  
  * Netherlands Atlantic Association, Member of the Board of Directors
  * Association of Active Veterans, Member of the Board of Recommendation of the
  * Centre for European Security Studies (CESS), Member of the Board of Directors
  