Cornelis Constant Maria Vendrik (January 30, 1963 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch politician

Politics of the Netherlands

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. He was a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft

GreenLeft

GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...

.

Vendrik studied political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Radboud University Nijmegen

Radboud University Nijmegen is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands...

 and the University of Amsterdam. After his studies he worked for the debating centre De Balie in Amsterdam and as assistant of GreenLeft parliamentary party in the House of Representatives.

Vendrik is the party's specialist on the economy, finance, the health care system and international trade. He is an advocate of the use of open source

Open source

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 software by government agencies.

External links

• Personal Website (closed)
• Profile on parlement.com