Ingrid Michon

Ingrid Johanna Maria Michon-Derkzen[3] (born 14 September 1976) is a Dutch civil servant and politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election, and she previously served as a member of the municipal council of The Hague (2014–18).

Ingrid Michon
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 March 2021
Member of The Hague municipal council
In office
27 March 2014[1] – 28 March 2018[2]
Personal details
Born (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976
Arnhem, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Children3
Alma materUtrecht University
Websiteingridmichon.nl

Early life and career

Michon was born in 1976 in the Gelderland city of Arnhem.[4] Her parents owned a greengrocer's in that city.[5] Michon studied Dutch law at Utrecht University.[6]

She held several positions at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations including acting program manager of further development of the organizational structure of the police and acting head of the bureau of the Director-General for Security.[6] Starting in 2010, she served as the political assistant of Ivo Opstelten, the Minister of Security and Justice.[7][8] When Opstelten resigned in 2015, Michon stayed at the Ministry of Justice and Security, working as project leader at its cybersecurity division.[6]

In October 2015, she took a job at the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment as head of the drones team of the aviation division.[6][3] Michon returned to the interior and kingdom relations ministry in 2018 to head the bureau of the director-general of the Central Government Real Estate Agency. She left that position, when she became a member of parliament in 2021.[3]

Michon has also been serving on the boards of both Festival Classique, a classical music festival, and De Ooievaart, which offers boat tours in The Hague, since 2018.[9]

Politics

Michon joined the VVD in 2000 and was that party's third candidate in The Hague in the 2014 municipal elections.[10][11] She was elected to the municipal council and served as vice caucus leader of the VVD.[12] Her focus was on security, social affairs, poverty, and outdoor spaces.[5] Michon decided not to run for re-election in 2018, because she was offered a worse place on the party list than in 2014.[13][14]

She ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election, being placed twentieth on the VVD's party list. She was elected with 1,654 preference votes and was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March.[15] Michon became the VVD's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, aviation, water, and shipping, but her specialties were changed shortly after to police, fire brigade, the Public Prosecution Service, border protection, counter-terrorism, the NCTV, disaster and crisis management, national security, drug policy, and sex offenses.[16][17] She is on the Committees for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; for Education, Culture, and Science (chair); and for Justice and Security, and she is a member of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Fraud Policy and Services.[4]

In the House, Michon voiced her opposition to repatriating Dutch women who had joined the Islamic State, saying that they should be tried in the region. However, she later conceded that it would be preferable to try them in the Dutch judicial system if no other option is available.[18] She also proposed to prohibit doxing – the practice of publishing private information – leading the cabinet to work on a ban.[19]

Personal life

In 2000, Michon moved from Arnhem to The Hague, where she has since been living with her husband. They have three children, two of which are twins.[5][10]

References
  1. "Vergadering gemeenteraad Den Haag gehouden op donderdag 27 maart 2014 (Geopend te 19.30 uur)" [The Hague municipal council meeting held on Thursday 27 March 2014 (Opened at 19:30)]. Den Haag (in Dutch). p. 158. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "Raad en buitengewone (afscheids) raad 28-03-2018" [Council meeting and special (farewell) council meeting 28-03-2018]. Den Haag (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "Mr. I.J.M. (Ingrid) Michon-Derkzen". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. "Ingrid Michon-Derkzen". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. "Wie ben ik?" [Who am I?]. Ingrid Michon (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "Ingrid Michon hoofd Bureau DG Rijksvastgoedbedrijf bij BZK" [Ingrid Michon head Bureau DG Central Government Real Estate Agency at BZK]. Algemene Bestuursdienst (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "Politiek assistent Opstelten op lijst" [Opstelten's political assistant on party list]. AD/Haagsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 October 2013. p. 3.
  8. Michon-Derkzen, Ingrid (25 February 2021). "Ingrid Michon-Derkzen, VVD: 'Ik wil niet worden opgeslokt door de bubbel van het Binnenhof'" [Ingrid Michon-Derkzen, VVD: 'I don't want to be swallowed by the Binnenhof's bubble']. DHC (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Mieke van Dixhoorn.
  9. "Nevenactiviteiten van Ingrid Michon-Derkzen" [Secondary activities of Ingrid Michon-Derkzen]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Ingrid Michon-Derkzen" [Biography, education, and career of Ingrid Michon-Derkzen]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. "Kandidatenlijst VVD Den Haag vastgesteld" [Party list of The Hague VVD confirmed]. VVD Den Haag (Press release) (in Dutch). 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. De Jonge, Lex (2 December 2020). "Domper: Haagse Hanneke zakt zes plaatsen op kieslijst voor Tweede Kamer" [Bummer: Hanneke form The Hague drops six places on general election party list]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  13. "Kandidatenlijst voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2018" [Party list for the 2018 municipal elections] (PDF). VVD Den Haag (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. Van den IJssel, Gerard (20 October 2017). "VVD'er Ingrid Michon verlaat gemeenteraad met "pijn in het hart"" [VVD member Ingrid Michon leaves municipal council with a heavy heart]. Den Haag FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  15. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14 and 157. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of specialties]. VVD (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  17. "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of specialties]. VVD (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. "Protest tegen ophalen IS-vrouwen verstomt" [Protest against repatriating IS women is becoming silent]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 2 July 2021. p. 6.
  19. "Kamer vindt dat het voorgenomen doxingverbod nog strenger mag" [House believes the proposed doxing ban could be stricter]. BNR Nieuwsradio (in Dutch). ANP. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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