Esmah Lahlah

Esmah Lahlah is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives for the GroenLinks-PvdA alliance. Before entering national politics, she worked as a university lecturer and served as an alderwoman in Tilburg, where she focused on employment, income, and poverty policy. In parliament, she acts as a spokesperson for justice and security, advocating for the right to subsistence and stricter regulation of the debt collection industry. Lahlah is known for her critical stance on government rhetoric regarding integration, emphasizing the importance of social participation for citizens with migration backgrounds.