Roelien Kamminga

Roelien Jakoba Kamminga She subsequently studied English language and literature at the University of Groningen, obtaining her in 2000. She also studied international relations at the same university until her graduation in 2004.

Kamminga's first job was in Vienna for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an adviser to the permanent mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations. While in the latter position, she also served for a few months in 2017 as acting director general of reconstruction, assisting Sint Maarten in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

House of Representatives Kamminga was the VVD's seventh candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election and was not elected. She ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election, being placed 14th on the VVD's party list. Kamminga received 6,334 preference votes and was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March. She became the VVD's spokesperson for European affairs, and kingdom relations was later added to that. She is part of the following committees and groups: European affairs was simultaneously dropped from her specialties.

On 3 June 2025 Kamminga left the House of Representatives. She was succeeded by party member Simone Richardson.

House committee assignments 2021–2023 term Contact group Belgium Contact group France Contact group Germany Contact group United Kingdom Committee for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Committee for Digital Affairs (chair) Dutch parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe Committee for European Affairs Committee for Finance Committee for Foreign Affairs Committee for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Committee for the Interior Committee for Kingdom Relations Procedure Committee Delegation to the Benelux Parliament

2023–2025 term Presidium (Second Deputy Speaker) Contact group France (chair) Committee for Foreign Affairs (vice chair) Committee for Kingdom Relations Contact group Belgium Committee for Foreign Trade and Development Contact group Germany Contact group United Kingdom Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management Delegation to the Benelux Parliament

Mayor of Groningen On the 7th of April 2025 Kamminga was selected by the Municipal council of Groningen to become the new Mayor. On the 23rd of May the selection was approved by the Council of Ministers to be appointed by royal decree effective June the 30th. On June the 30th she also took the oath in the presence of the King's Commissioner in the province of Groningen, René Paas.

As Mayor of Groningen Kamminga chairs the Municipal council and the Municipal executive. She has also her own responsibilities. She is responsible for public order & safety, supervision & enforcement of public spaces, National Program Groningen, external relations & city twinning, regional cooperation, media & communications, coordination Agreement of Groningen, asylum policy in relation to the Security Council, general affairs and municipal archives.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2021 House of Representatives People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 14 6,334 34 2023 House of Representatives People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 9 5,309 24