What is Femke Halsema?
[[File:Burgemeester halsema2 231118.jpg|thumb|Mayor Femke Halsema]] [[File:Halsema 2010.jpg|thumb|Campaigning in the [[2010 Dutch general election|2010 elections]]]] '''Femke Halsema''' (born 25 April 1966) is a Dutch politician of [[GreenLeft]] (''GroenLinks'', shortened ''GL''). She has been mayor of [[Amsterdam]] since 12 July 2018.<ref>[https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lljy43zi/f_femke_halsema Drs. F. (Femke) Halsema], Parlement.com</ref> Halsema was born in [[Haarlem]] and grew up in [[Enschede]]. She studied [[criminology]] at [[Utrecht University]]. She was an MP from May 1998 to January 2011 and leading the GreenLeft parliamentary group from November 2002 to December 2010, being party leader the same time. Halsema did also some academic teaching and wrote several publications about political and sociological topics, including her political autobiography. Her partner is documentary maker [[Robert Oey]]. == References == <References/> == Other websites == * [https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college/burgemeester/ Mayor Femke Halsema], municipality of Amsterdam {{DEFAULTSORT:Halsema, Femke}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Autobiographers]] [[Category:Dutch academics]] [[Category:Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands]] [[Category:GreenLeft politicians]] [[Category:Mayors of Amsterdam]] [[Category:People from Enschede]] [[Category:Politicians from Haarlem]] [[Category:Politicians from North Holland]] [[Category:Politicians from Overijssel]] [[Category:Writers from North Holland]] [[Category:Writers from Overijssel]] {{Bio-stub}}