10 Facts About Hans Spekman

Hans Spekman was a local politician in Utrecht from 1994 to 2006 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012.

Hans Spekman was the party chair of the Labour Party between 2012 and 2017.

Johannes Leonardus Spekman was born on 6 April 1966 in Zevenhuizen in South Holland in the Netherlands.

Hans Spekman worked as a welder, mover, and environmental bookseller.

Hans Spekman has been a member of the Labour Party since 1986.

Hans Spekman was a member of the municipal council of Utrecht from 1 April 1994 to 1 January 2001 and an alderman of Utrecht from 1 January 2001 to 1 May 2006.

Hans Spekman was a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 to 24 January 2012.

Hans Spekman focused on matters of alien and asylum policy, employment and social assistance policy, as well as poverty and benefit fraud control.

Hans Spekman has been chairman of the Labour Party since 2 January 2012, when he succeeded Lilianne Ploumen.

In 2017 Hans Spekman led the campaign of his party in the parliamentary elections for the House of Representatives.