Karin Adelmund

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Her Excellency Karin Adelmund
Karin Adelmund in 1988
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 Serving with Rick van der Ploeg
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Tineke Netelenbos Aad Nuis
Succeeded by	Annette Nijs Cees van Leeuwen
Chairwoman of the Labour Party
In office 15 February 1997 – 3 August 1998
Leader	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Felix Rottenberg Ruud Vreeman
Succeeded by	Ruud Vreeman (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 May 2002 – 21 October 2005
In office 17 May 1994 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund (1949-03-18)18 March 1949 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	21 October 2005(2005-10-21) (aged 56) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of death	Heart attack
Political party	Labour Party
Children	2 children
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Trade Union leader

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrɪn iˈvɔnə ʔiˈreːnə ˈjɑnsə(n) ˈaːdəlmʏnt]; 18 March 1949 – 21 October 2005) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund was born on 18 March 1949 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Fritz Jansen Adelmund and Anna van der Hoven. She had two brothers and three sisters.^[1]

She went to Protestant primary and secondary schools in Rotterdam. She then studied at the Public Social Academy (1968–1972) in Rotterdam and she studied social sciences at the University of Amsterdam (1972–1979) in Amsterdam.^[1]

Adelmund was a member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). She was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (1994–1998), chairwoman of the Labour Party (1997–1998), State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science (1998–2002), and again member of the House of Representatives (2002–2005) until her death.^[1] She died on 21 October 2005, at the age 56, in Amsterdam.^[1]

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