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|name = Laetitia Griffith
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| office = [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands]]
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| term_start = 1 June 2006
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|caption = Laetitia Griffith in 2006
|office = [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Advisory Member of <br/> the Council of State]]
| predecessor = [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]]
| term_start1 = 30 January 2003
|term_start = 1 January 2012
| term_end1 = 2 June 2005
|term_end = 1 January 2017
|vicepresident = [[Herman Tjeenk Willink]] <br/> <small>(2012)</small> <br/> [[Piet Hein Donner]] <br/> <small>(2012–2017)</small>
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| birth_name = Laetitia Juliette Griffith
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|office1 = [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|11|1|df=y}}
|term_start1 = 1 June 2006
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| birth_place = [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]]
|term_end1 = 17 June 2010
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|term_start2 = 30 January 2003
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| party = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD)
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| spouse = [[Jan Naeyé]]
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|birthname = Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith
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| residence = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|11|01}}
| alma_mater = [[VU University Amsterdam]] ([[Master of Laws|LL.M.]])
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|birth_place = [[Paramaribo]], [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]]
| occupation = Politician, civil servant
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|spouse = {{marriage|Jan Naeyé|1998}}
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|residence = [[Driemond]], [[Netherlands]]
|alma_mater = [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]] <br/> <small>([[Bachelor of Laws]], Bachelor of Public Administration, [[Master of Laws]], [[Master of Public Administration]])</small>
|occupation = [[Politician]] · [[Civil service|Civil servant]] · [[Jurist]] · [[Board of directors|Nonprofit director]]
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'''Laetitia Juliette Griffith''' (born 1 November 1965) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|Member of Parliament]] for the [[liberalism|liberal]] [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (''VVD'').
'''Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith''' (born 1 November 1965) is a retired [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinamese]]–born [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD) and jurist.


==Career==
Born in [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]], Griffith moved to the Netherlands in 1987 to study law. She graduated in 1992 from the [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]]. In 1993 she started work at the Dutch [[Ministry of Justice]].
Born in [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]], Griffith moved to the Netherlands in 1987 to study law. She graduated in 1992 from the [[VU University Amsterdam]]. In 1993 she started work at the [[Ministry of Justice and Security|Ministry of Justice]].


In 2000 Griffith joined the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]. After the fall of the [[First Balkenende cabinet]] she became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. On 16 May 2005 she became an [[alderman]] in the [[Amsterdam]] [[municipal council]].
In 2000 Griffith joined the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] after being advised to do so by Minister [[Benk Korthals]]. After the fall of the [[First Balkenende cabinet]] she became a member of the House of Representatives. On 16 May 2005 she became an [[alderman]] in the [[Amsterdam]] [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]].


On 19 May 2006 it was announced that Griffith would succeed [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] as parliamentarian. On 15 March 2010 she announced her retreat from politics.<ref>{{nl}} [http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2504777.ece/Griffith_VVD_stopt_als_Kamerlid Griffith (VVD) stopt als Kamerlid], ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', March 16, 2010</ref>
On 19 May 2006 it was announced that Griffith would succeed [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] as parliamentarian. On 15 March 2010 she announced her retreat from politics.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2504777.ece/Griffith_VVD_stopt_als_Kamerlid Griffith (VVD) stopt als Kamerlid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201608/http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article2504777.ece/Griffith_VVD_stopt_als_Kamerlid |date=2010-03-22 }}, ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', March 16, 2010.</ref> In 2012 she became a member of the [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Council of State]].


== References ==
==Decorations==
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* {{nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/02410 Parlement.com biography]
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| [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight.svg|80px]]
| [[Order (distinction)|Knight]] of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
| Netherlands
| 1 January 2017
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vge7dtpnw4zu/l_j_laetitia_griffith Mr. L.J. (Laetitia) Griffith] Parlement & Politiek
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 25 November 2024

Laetitia Griffith
Laetitia Griffith in 2006
Advisory Member of
the Council of State
In office
1 January 2012 – 1 January 2017
Vice PresidentHerman Tjeenk Willink
(2012)
Piet Hein Donner
(2012–2017)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 June 2006 – 17 June 2010
In office
30 January 2003 – 3 June 2005
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith

(1965-11-01) 1 November 1965 (age 59)
Paramaribo, Surinam
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(from 2000)
Spouse
Jan Naeyé
​
(m. 1998)​
Residence(s)Driemond, Netherlands
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Laws, Master of Public Administration)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Nonprofit director

Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith (born 1 November 1965) is a retired Surinamese–born Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

Career

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Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Griffith moved to the Netherlands in 1987 to study law. She graduated in 1992 from the VU University Amsterdam. In 1993 she started work at the Ministry of Justice.

In 2000 Griffith joined the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy after being advised to do so by Minister Benk Korthals. After the fall of the First Balkenende cabinet she became a member of the House of Representatives. On 16 May 2005 she became an alderman in the Amsterdam municipal council.

On 19 May 2006 it was announced that Griffith would succeed Ayaan Hirsi Ali as parliamentarian. On 15 March 2010 she announced her retreat from politics.[1] In 2012 she became a member of the Council of State.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1 January 2017

References

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  1. ^ (in Dutch) Griffith (VVD) stopt als Kamerlid Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, NRC Handelsblad, March 16, 2010.
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