Stieneke Jannieta Femmelien van der Graaf (born 7 October 1984) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served thrice as a member of the House of Representatives between 2017 and 2023 for the Christian Union (CU)."Stieneke van der Graaf keert terug in Kamer en parlementaire enquêtecommissie", rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch), 18 January 2022."Stieneke van der Graaf uit Groningen keert namens de ChristenUnie terug als lid van de Tweede Kamer: 'Ik ervaar het als een groot voorrecht', dvhn.nl (in Dutch), 18 January 2022. In 2025 she was appointed Acting Mayor of Weststellingwerf.
She held a seat in the House from 2017 to 2021, with a brief interruption in 2019, when she was replaced by Nico Drost during her maternity leave. She returned in 2022 to take Carola Schouten's seat again, following Schouten's re-appointment to the government. Van der Graaf started her political career in 2007 as party leader in the Provincial Council of Groningen, holding her seat until 2017.
Decorations Honours Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 30 March 2021
Electoral history
+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2010 House of Representatives Christian Union 22 772 5 2012 House of Representatives Christian Union 22 875 5 2017 House of Representatives Christian Union 6 11,526 5 2021 House of Representatives Christian Union 6 11,497 5 2023 House of Representatives Christian Union 9 10,498 3 2024 European Parliament Christian Union 18 3,537 0
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External links Parlement.com biography