Varina Tjon-A-Ten
Varina Tjon-A-Ten PhD | |
|---|---|
| Member of Dutch House of Representatives | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1952 Paramaribo, Colony of Surinam |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Varina Tjon-A-Ten (born 29 November 1952 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) from 2003 to 2006.[1] She is currently a professor at The Hague University.[2]
Her paternal grandfather came from mainland China to Suriname, but she refers herself to as moksi watra (mixed blood): one of her great-grandmothers was a Brahmin Indian from British Guiana who married a Scot, and she also has Dutch and Jewish ancestry. Her family arrived in Rotterdam in 1964.[3]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ "Dr. V.Th. (Varina) Tjon-A-Ten". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Kartman, Alina (2021-07-06). "Menstruation, a taboo still difficult to break even in 2021". Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Minderhout, Willem (2006). "Varina Tjon a Ten in het Ministerie van Koloniën". www.deleunstoel.nl. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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