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Karin Adelmund

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Karin Adelmund

also known as Yvonne Irene Jansen

Born
18 March 1949
Died
21 October 2005
Age
56 years
Cause
Illness
Resting place
Amsterdam Towns & villages

Biography

Karin Yvonne Irene Jansen Adelmund was een Nederlands politicus voor de PvdA.

Adelmund werd geboren te Rotterdam in een arm gezin dat in het Oude Noorden woonde. Ze volgde de MULO en ging daarna werken als loketbeambte bij de PTT. Van 1968 tot 1972 studeerde Adelmund aan de Openbare Sociale Academie te Rotterdam, waarna ze sociale wetenschappen ging studeren aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam tot 1979.

Adelmund was van 1978 tot 1985 voorzitter van de Vrouwenbond FNV. In die periode wist ze voor de Vrouwenbond stemrecht in de Federatieraad af te dwingen. Van 1985 tot 1994 was ze lid van het federatiebestuur van de FNV, (onder meer vice-voorzitter).

Van 1994 tot 1998 was Adelmund Tweede-Kamerlid van de PvdA en vice-fractievoorzitter. In de periode 1997-1998 was ze naast haar kamerlidmaatschap tevens voorzitter van de PvdA. In 1998 werd ze staatssecretaris van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen. Vanaf 23 mei 2002 was ze weer lid van de Tweede-Kamerfractie van de PvdA.

In de Tweede Kamer hield zij zich bezig met Grotestedenbeleid en Integratie. Tevens was zij voorzitter van de algemene commissie voor het integratiebeleid.

Adelmund woonde samen en had twee kinderen. Ze overleed op 56-jarige leeftijd in haar woning in Amsterdam aan een hartstilstand.

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