Isa Kahraman

Isa Kahraman
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 50)
Midyat, Turkey
Political partyNew Social Contract (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Appeal (formerly)
ResidenceRijssen
Alma materSaxion University of Applied Sciences
Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Isa Kahraman (born 1 April 1974) is a Turkish-born Dutch politician of New Social Contract (NSC) who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 general election. His portfolio included veterans, foreign religious minorities, defence, and development cooperation before the latter two were replaced by foreign policy and international culture policy following the swearing in of the Schoof cabinet.[1][2] He is of Assyrian origin, having arrived in the Netherlands as a child. He lives in Rijssen, Overijssel.[3][4]

From 2006 to 2018, he served three terms as a municipal councillor of Rijssen-Holten on behalf of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). From 2009 onwards, he led the CDA in the municipal council.

Kahraman filed a parliamentary motion in March 2024 to postpone talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina about a potential accession to the European Union (EU). The motion was defeated by a narrow margin, while Prime Minister Mark Rutte had indicated in advance that he would not veto the talks to avoid alienating the Netherlands within the EU.[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Isa Kahraman
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 16 3,357 20 Won [6]

References

  1. ^ "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships] (PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ SyriacPress (24 November 2023). "Syriac candidate Isa Kahraman wins seat in Dutch Parliament for New Social Contract". SyriacPress. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Isa Kahraman uit Rijssen is nummer 16 op de lijst van Omtzigts NSC: "Wie had dat kunnen dromen"". nos.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ Hofman, Flóri (20 March 2024). "Tweede Kamer verwerpt NSC-motie om EU-gesprekken over toetreding Bosnië-Herzegovina te blokkeren" [House of Representatives rejects NSC motion to block EU talks about accession Bosnia and Herzegovina]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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