Sandra Palmen
Profile
Sandra Palmen-Schlangen is a Dutch politician, jurist, and civil servant who currently serves as the State Secretary for Benefits Redress in the Schoof cabinet. A former member of the New Social Contract (NSC) party, she gained national prominence as a whistleblower for her internal 2017 memo regarding the Dutch childcare benefits scandal. Palmen previously served as a member of the House of Representatives, where she focused on legal protection, poverty, and constitutional reform. She is known for her advocacy for government accountability and systemic reform in the aftermath of the benefits scandal.
Details
- Born
- 1972-02-17 · 54 years old
- Birth place
- Cuijk, Netherlands
- Education
- School of Higher Commercial Education in Arnhem; Leiden University
- Career
- Civil servant at the Ministry of Finance, Tax and Customs Administration official, judge ad hoc at the Administrative High Court, marriage officiant
