Angelien Eijsink
Personal information
Full name:
Eijsink, A.M.C. (PvdA)
Place and date of birth:
Haaksbergen, 01 April 1960
City:
Den Haag
Seniority:
3396
Age:
52
Gender:
Female
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Committees:
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Education:
- Nursery school teacher course, certificate A and B (1976-1979)
- Fully qualified primary school teacher, specializing in music education (1981-1982)
- Travel guide evening course (1988-1989)
- MA in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University (1991-1995)
Career:
- Working as a nursery school teacher, nursery head teacher and music teacher, deputy head teacher of a primary school in formation (1979-1985)
- Coordinator of the 'Calaplan DAPO Care Center': an education and development project for disabled children, Mindoro, Philippines (1985-1987)
- Music teacher, working at 3 secondary schools, Utrecht nd Hilversum (1987-1991)
- Freelance travel guide in South-East Asia and China (1992-1994)
- Policy officer on the 'Children and Development' programme, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1995-January 2003)
- Senior policy officer on the 'Culture and Development' and 'Cultural Relations and Communication in developing countries' programmes, also deputy head, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1995-January 2003)
- Head of the Southern Africa Division of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1995-January 2003)
- Member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA), spokesperson first on defence personnel and special eduacation, later on defence (January 2003-present)
