Mirjam Sterk Politician

Willemina Roziena Catharina (Mirjam) Sterk (born May 23, 1973 in Zeist) is a Dutch Christian minister and former politician, civil servant, RTV editor as well as educator. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she was an MP from May 23, 2002 (on maternity leave from April 8 to July 29, 2008, replaced by Sabine Uitslag) to September 19, 2012. She focused on matters of integration policy and social affairs.Sterk is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) and studied theology at Utrecht University. She is married and has three children. From May 2002 to September 2012 she was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives.Following the controversial French Romani repatriation, Sterk advocated the deportation of Romani from the Netherlands. She said in an interview for Algemeen Dagblad that sending Romani, that are unemployed and cause nuisance, back to Hungary and Romania is a "good approach".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Sterk Willemina Roziena Catharina
Birth date	May 23, 1973
Birth name	Willemina Roziena Catharina Sterk
Birth place	Netherlands , Zeist
Nationality	Netherlands
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Residence	Netherlands , Houten
Education	Utrecht University