House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer)In officeLabour PartySouth Holland · RotterdamMember of the House of Representatives
Barbara Kathmann
Profile
Barbara Kathmann is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. Before her national parliamentary career, she was a municipal councilor and alderwoman in Rotterdam, where she focused on sustainability, mobility, and economic development. A member of the Labour Party, Kathmann has championed policies regarding labor rights, digital privacy, and social equality. Her legislative work includes advocating for the right to disconnect, the implementation of an hourly minimum wage, and the introduction of age-rating systems for social media platforms to protect children.
Details
- Born
- 1978-05-12 · 48 years old
- Birth place
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Education
- Utrecht University
- Career
- Senior editor, host, and correspondent at LLiNK; director of the Jarige Job foundation; project manager and director at the Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation
