Carola Schouten
Encyclopedia
C.J. Schouten (born October 6, 1977 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch
politician
. She is a member of the ChristianUnion
(ChristenUnie) and since May 18, 2011 also a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, replacing André Rouvoet
.
As an MP she focuses on the improvement of housing
, financial
and economical
affairs, higher education
and the maintenance of the pension scheme.
Schouten origins from Giessen in the Land of Heusden and Altena. She studied administration of business at Erasmus University Rotterdam and worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
and for the parliamentary group of the ChristianUnion.
Carola Schouten is single, has a child and is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She is a member of the ChristianUnion
ChristianUnion
The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...
(ChristenUnie) and since May 18, 2011 also a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, replacing André Rouvoet
André Rouvoet
André Rouvoet is a former Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion . First as a member of the RPF until the party merged with the Reformed Political League to form the ChristianUnion. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 17, 1994 until February 22, 2007...
.
As an MP she focuses on the improvement of housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, financial
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
and economical
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
affairs, higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
and the maintenance of the pension scheme.
Schouten origins from Giessen in the Land of Heusden and Altena. She studied administration of business at Erasmus University Rotterdam and worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment is the Dutch ministry of social affairs: it is occupied with employment, relations between employers and employees, the system of social security, and emancipation...
and for the parliamentary group of the ChristianUnion.
Carola Schouten is single, has a child and is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).