Gunay Uslu
Gunay Uslu (Turkish: Günay Uslu;[1] born 25 October 1972) is a Dutch cultural historian and politician, who has served as State Secretary for Culture and Media in the fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022.[2] She is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.[2]
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| State Secretary for Culture and Media | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Sander Dekker (2012–2017), Not in use (2017–2022) |
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| Born | Gunay Uslu 25 October 1972 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (MA, PhD) |
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Early life and education
Uslu was born in 1972 in Haarlem, North Holland as the daughter of Turkish immigrants.[3][4] She attended her secondary education between 1985-1992 at the Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam, where she completed the MAVO and HAVO curricula.[3][4] After obtaining propaedeutic diplomas in teacher education (history) from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in 1993 and in Dutch law from the University of Amsterdam in 1996, she studied cultural studies at the University of Amsterdam and obtained an MA degree in 2001, specializing in the policy and management of European cultural history.[3][4] In 2015, she obtained a PhD degree in History, Art History, and Archaeology from the same university.[3][4][5]
Career
From 1997 to 1999 and from 2014 to 2020, Uslu held management positions at the Corendon Tourism Group, which was co-founded by her brother Atilay.[3][6] Between 2001 and 2018, she taught several courses at the University of Amsterdam, including heritage studies, museology and cultural policy.[3] Uslu has also worked for the Rijksmuseum as project manager for education and events and has been the curator of exhibitions at, among others, the Allard Pierson Museum and Amsterdam Museum.[3]
On 10 January 2022, she joined the fourth Rutte cabinet as State Secretary for Culture and Media, on behalf of the Democrats 66.[2]
References
- Özkan, Yusuf (8 January 2022). "Hollanda: Covid krizinden etkilenen kültür sanat sektörünün umudu Günay Uslu". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Dr. G. (Gunay) Uslu". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Gunay Uslu". Government.nl. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Jorritsma, Elsje (13 January 2022). "'Macher' met charme en discipline". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Profile: Dr. Gunay Uslu - website of the University of Amsterdam
- Belhaj, Sheily (3 June 2019). "Zussen van Corendonoprichter: 'Hij telde elke dag al zijn centjes'". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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