17 Facts About Kauthar Bouchallikht

Kauthar Bouchallikht was born on 16 May 1994 and is a Dutch politician, climate activist and publicist.

Kauthar Bouchallikht served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2021 and 2023 on behalf of the green political party GroenLinks.

Kauthar Bouchallikht is known for her activism in the climate movement.

Kauthar Bouchallikht was born in Amsterdam in 1994 in a family of Moroccan descent and was raised in that city.

Kauthar Bouchallikht studied public management at Utrecht University, where she obtained her master's degree in 2016.

Kauthar Bouchallikht wrote some articles for the newspaper Het Parool during this period.

Kauthar Bouchallikht became the chair of the foundation Groene Moslims, which promotes sustainability, in January 2018.

In November 2020, Kauthar Bouchallikht appeared in ninth place on GroenLinks's draft party list for the 2021 general election.

Kauthar Bouchallikht had not held any positions within the party before.

Kauthar Bouchallikht called it an allegation, denied having connections with the Muslim Brotherhood, and later denounced their ideas.

Kauthar Bouchallikht reacted by saying that she denounces antisemitism and that she should have left the demonstration when those banners were shown.

Kauthar Bouchallikht was elected to the House despite her ninth position on the party list due to the 27,038 preference votes she received.

Kauthar Bouchallikht was one of three members of the new House who were elected due to meeting the preference-vote threshold.

Kauthar Bouchallikht was sworn in on 31 March 2021 and became the first member wearing a hijab in the history of the House of Representatives.

Kauthar Bouchallikht said that part of the population is dependent on public transport and that it should therefore be a basic right as opposed to a way to make a profit.

Kauthar Bouchallikht was missing more emphasis on the background of the conflict and the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered it, in particular previous occupational acts by Israel.

Kauthar Bouchallikht did appear on the ballot, as the deadline for filing names had passed, and she received 12,879 votes.