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Mirjam Bikker

Dutch politician (born 1982)

Mirjam Bikker
Bikker in 2023
Leader of the Christian Union
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 January 2023
Preceded by	Gert-Jan Segers
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2021
Leader of the Christian Union in the Senate
In office 11 June 2019 – 31 March 2021
Preceded by	Roel Kuiper
Succeeded by	Tineke Huizinga
Senator of the Netherlands
In office 22 December 2016 – 31 March 2021
In office 9 June 2015 – 1 September 2016
Municipal councillorofUtrecht
In office 16 March 2006 – 24 January 2013
Personal details
Born	Mirjam Hannah Bikker (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 41) Gouda, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Union
Children	3
Residence	Utrecht
Alma mater	Utrecht University (LLM, law)
Occupation	Politician

Mirjam Hannah Bikker (born 8 September 1982) is a Dutch politician who has served as the leader of the Christian Union since January 2023. She is also a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. She was previously elected to the municipal councilofUtrechtin2006 and Senatein2015.

Bikker grew up in Moordrecht and Nunspeet; she attended her secondary education in Elburg. She studied law at Utrecht University and specialised in constitutional and administrative law. As a student she was also chairwoman of Sola Scriptura, a local student society belonging to the Reformed CSFR.

From 2006 to 2013, she was a member of the municipal council of the city of Utrecht, as well as also group chairwoman. In 2007, she received national attention by protesting against a woman in a golden bikini on a big poster in the centre of Utrecht.^[1] From 2008 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2015, she was a policy assistant to the Christian Union group in the House of Representatives. In 2015, she joined the Senate. In 2019, she became group chairwoman, succeeding Roel Kuiper.

In 2021, she was elected to the House of Representatives. She was mentioned as a potential minister in the formation phase of the Fourth Rutte cabinet.^[2] On 17 January 2023 Bikker became the leader of the Christian Union,^[3] becoming the first female leader of the party.^[4] She was re-elected to the House in November 2023. Next to her role as parliamentary leader, Bikker served as her party's spokesperson for health, welfare, sport, justice, security, the interior, Dutch royal family, and gas extraction in Groningen.^[5]Amotion by Bikker was passed in early 2024 compelling Minister Franc Weerwind to make a spending cap on online gambling more stringent.^[6] She also spoke out against antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war. At Bikker's initiative, a statement was signed by most political parties speaking out against it, and a session about the topic was held at the prime minister's official residence amongst industry leaders.^[7]

Mirjam Bikker is married, has three children and lives in Gouda.^[8] She is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).^{[citation needed]}

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• (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
• (in Dutch) Senate biography
• (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography

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