Ilana Rooderkerk

Ilana Rooderkerk (; born 4 May 1987) is a Dutch actress, political scientist and politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2023. She previously held a seat in the municipal council of Amsterdam from 2018 to 2023. As an actress, Rooderkerk portrayed the character of Esmée Klein in the soap opera from 2005 to 2010.

Biography Rooderkerk was born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands. Upon completing her secondary education in 2005, she was cast for the role of Esmée Klein in the soap opera , broadcast by BNN. Rooderkerk became D66's spokesperson for primary and secondary education, emancipation, art, culture, climate, energy, and mining. To promote reading among children, she proposed with Arend Kisteman (VVD) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.

House committee assignments Committee for Education, Culture and Science Committee for Economic Affairs Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2023 House of Representatives Democrats 66 6 12,560 9 2025 House of Representatives Democrats 66 13 16,299 26

Filmography TV series (2005–2010), Esmée Klein – 362 episodes (2010), Amber – 1 episode