Roelien Kamminga
Profile
Roelien Kamminga is a Dutch politician and civil servant who has served as the Mayor of Groningen since June 2025. Before her appointment as mayor, she was a member of the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2025, representing the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). During her parliamentary tenure, she served as deputy chair of the House and briefly as acting speaker in late 2023. Her earlier career includes extensive work as a civil servant for the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, where she focused on security, intelligence, and regional issues, including the gas extraction challenges in Groningen.
Details
- Born
- 1978-04-13 · 48 years old
- Birth place
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Education
- Winkler Prins (Veendam), University of Groningen (English language and literature, International relations)
- Career
- Civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations; Program director for Groningen strengthening and perspective
