Isa Kahraman

Dutch politician (born 1974)

Isa Kahraman

Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023

Personal details
Born	(1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 50) Midyat, Turkey
Political party	New Social Contract (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Christian Democratic Appeal (formerly)
Residence	Rijssen
Alma mater	Saxion University of Applied Sciences Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Isa Kahraman (born 1 April 1974) is a Turkish-born Dutch politician who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 general election. A member of New Social Contract (NSC), he serves as his party's spokesperson for defence, veterans, development cooperation, as well as foreign religious minorities.^[1] He is of Syriac Aramean origin, having arrived in the Netherlands as a child. He lives in Rijssen, Overijssel.^[2]^[3]

From 2006 to 2018, he served three terms as a municipal councillor of Rijssen-Holten on behalf of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). From 2009 onwards, he led the CDA in the municipal council.

Kahraman filed a parliamentary motion in March 2024 to postpone talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina about a potential accession to the European Union (EU). The motion was defeated by a narrow margin, while Prime Minister Mark Rutte had indicated in advance that he would not veto the talks to avoid alienating the Netherlands within the EU.^[4]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Isa Kahraman
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Party seats	Individual	Ref.
2023	House of Representatives		New Social Contract	16	3,357	20	Won	^[5]

References

^ "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships] (PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
^ SyriacPress (24 November 2023). "Syriac candidate Isa Kahraman wins seat in Dutch Parliament for New Social Contract". SyriacPress. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Isa Kahraman uit Rijssen is nummer 16 op de lijst van Omtzigts NSC: "Wie had dat kunnen dromen"". nos.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ Hofman, Flóri (20 March 2024). "Tweede Kamer verwerpt NSC-motie om EU-gesprekken over toetreding Bosnië-Herzegovina te blokkeren" [House of Representatives rejects NSC motion to block EU talks about accession Bosnia and Herzegovina]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member;
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027