Elles van Ark

Portrait of van Ark with logo CDA.

Summary

Elles van Ark (1981) was born in Zwolle and lives in Maarssen. She is in total 149 days active in the House of Representatives.

"A return to politics with more nuance and more room for cooperation"

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What does this MP stand for?

Three questions for Elles van Ark. 

1. What drives you to serve as an MP? 

I want to leave the world a little better than I found it, which I was taught to do from an early age. I was a girl scout for many years and the experiences I had there still inspire me. 

2. What would you change about the Netherlands? 

I want us to return to politics with more nuance and more room for cooperation. I think Dutch people are looking for a sense of calm in politics, and joint efforts to find solutions. 

3. Who inspires you? 

Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Association. He said we should leave the world better than we found it, and one way to do that is to enter politics. We need to think about the generations that come after us. 

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