Ernst Boutkan | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 16 March 2023 – 5 July 2023 | |
Preceded by | Marieke Koekkoek |
Succeeded by | Marieke Koekkoek |
Personal details | |
Born | Haarlem | 3 January 1996
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Volt Netherlands |
Residence | Leiden |
Education | Bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology Master's degree in Public Administration and Economics |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Ernst Boutkan (born 3 January 1996 in Haarlem, North Holland) is a Dutch politician from the Volt Nederland party. He was a member of the House of Representatives for this party from 16 March 2023 to 5 July 2023.[1]
Boutkan was born in Haarlem in 1996 and grew up in Geertruidenberg in Noord-Brabant. He studied at Leiden University from 2014 to 2021, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology and a Master's degree in Public Administration and Economics.[2][3]
In 2018, he became a member of the Volt party.[3] In the 2021 Dutch parliamentary elections, Boutkan was third on Volt's list of candidates. The party won three seats in those elections, but fourth-placed Marieke Koekkoek secured the third seat with preferential votes. After the elections, he worked as a policy officer for the party's lower house faction. In March 2023, Koekkoek went on maternity leave, so Boutkan has been temporarily sitting in the House of Representatives since 16 March.[2] His appointment is valid until 4 July 2023.[4]
Boutkan lives in Leiden with his girlfriend.[3]
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Volt Netherlands | 3 | 2,783 | 3 | Lost[a] | [5] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Volt Netherlands | 3 | 2,263 | 2 | Lost | [6] |