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    Maria Cornelia Frederika "Rita" Verdonk (born 18 October 1955) is a Dutch politician and businesswoman formerly affiliated with the People's Party for...
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  • Netherlands") is a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded by Rita Verdonk, an independent member of the House of Representatives, previously a...
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    Hirsi Ali wrote that in early 2006, Rita Verdonk had personally approached her to ask for her public support in Verdonk's campaign to run for party leader...
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    the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science closely beat Rita Verdonk the Minister for Integration, Immigration and Asylum Affairs and backbencher...
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    66 supported a motion of no confidence against Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk and withdraw its support with the Democrats 66 cabinet members resigning...
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  • (1959–2020), New Zealand rower Lambert Verdonk (born 1944), Dutch footballer Rita Verdonk (born 1955), Dutch politician Verdonck Cornelis Verdonck (1563–1625)...
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  • politician Rita Tani Iddi (born 1949), Ghanaian politician Rita Tarai, Indian politician Rita Tveiten (born 1954), Norwegian politician Rita Verdonk (born...
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    internal election for a new Lead Candidate, in which Rutte competed against Rita Verdonk and Jelleke Veenendaal. On 31 May 2006, it was announced that Mark Rutte...
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  • 2006 the number 2 on the list, Rita Verdonk got over 10% more votes than Mark Rutte. This eventually led to Rita Verdonk leaving the VVD and starting her...
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    conservative Minister without portfolio for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk. In the internal election of the progressive liberal D66 the more radical...
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    contested VVD leadership run-off between Mark Rutte and Rita Verdonk earlier in the year. Verdonk had her eyes on the deputy-minister post, while cabinet...
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  • with her direct criticism of the Islam. In the cabinet VVD minister Rita Verdonk sought to limit migration and stimulate integration of minorities. Two...
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    The Greens Proud of the Netherlands / List Rita Verdonk 2.8 1 Proud of the Netherlands / List Rita Verdonk City Party 3.6 2.4 1.4 1 1 0 City Party Eindhoven...
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  • Germany is closed. May 16: Minister for Integration and Immigration Rita Verdonk says during a debate that Ayaan Hirsi Ali is not a Dutch citizen, after...
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    citizenship, which eventually was rejected by Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk. While at Auxerre, Kalou scored the winning goal in injury time in the...
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  • Guests included Rita Verdonk, Sander Lantinga and Martin Simek. Each episode features one guest, in chronological order: Rita Verdonk Tatjana Simić Sander...
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  • alien detention and the actions taken by Dutch integration minister Rita Verdonk became a major issue in Dutch politics, leading indirectly to the resignation...
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  • Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021. "Motie Verdonk over het opzeggen van het vertrouwen in de minister" (in Dutch). 4 November...
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  • as the second generation (20%). Immigration and Integration minister Rita Verdonk announced in November 2006 that the Netherlands would introduce legislation...
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    Theo van Gogh in November 2004, Minister of Integration and Immigration Rita Verdonk commissioned an inquiry into the radicalisation of young Muslims. The...
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    2013) a Dutch writer, publisher, video-artist, and cultural entrepreneur Rita Verdonk (born 1955) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Nootdorp Nancy van der...
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    while his colleagues in parliament named him "the second worst" (after Rita Verdonk). In February 2010, the trailer of a newly published online satirical...
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    of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Juncker Commission. Rita Verdonk (1983, MA) – former Dutch Minister for Immigration and Asylum Affairs...
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    His application was rejected in August 2005 by Minister of Immigration Rita Verdonk, who believed that he would soon move to a bigger foreign club. In February...
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  • Joop den Uyl (1919–1987), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973–1977) Rita Verdonk (born 1955), Minister for Integration & Immigration Hans Wiegel (born...
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    back to Iran temporarily. In March 2006, Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk said that it was now clear "that there is no question of executions or...
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    the party merged with Proud of the Netherlands (a party founded by Rita Verdonk, who had resigned from the position of party leader) to form the Democratic...
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    withdrew its support of the government over the way Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk had handled the crisis around the naturalisation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali,...
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    Fortuyn's death, such as former Minister for Integration & Immigration Rita Verdonk, the prominent critic of Islam, Member of the House of Representatives...
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  • mainstream politicians, such as Minister for Integration and Immigration Rita Verdonk, who had largely adopted Fortuyn's policies. By the end of the decade...
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