‘I see my role as a chance to offer hope, by listening to people and understanding their needs. I can’t do that on my own. We need to do it together. Together we’ll work on accessible, high-quality healthcare for every child and a healthy future for everyone.’
June 2021 – January 2022
Member of the Utrecht municipal executive for the Christian Union, with responsibility for social support, welfare, asylum & integration, and sport
10 January 2022
Appointed State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport in the fourth Rutte government
2011-2014
Staff member for the Christian Union group on Utrecht municipal council
2012-2014
Member of the national board of PerspectieF (Christian Union youth organisation), and chair from 2012
2014-2018
Member and leader of the Christian Union group on Utrecht municipal council