{"id":1039,"date":"2025-12-11T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annastrolenberg.fitzdev.de\/get-to-know-me\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:52:51","slug":"get-to-know-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reiniervanlanschot.org\/en\/get-to-know-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1039\" class=\"elementor elementor-1039 elementor-195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b37eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b37eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fe8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97fe8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f1109 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37f1109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4a4bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4a4bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce12bfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce12bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075b6fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"075b6fa\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of European Parliament<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeac4f4 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"aeac4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M21 10H3M16 2V6M8 2V6M7.8 22H16.2C17.8802 22 18.7202 22 19.362 21.673C19.9265 21.3854 20.3854 20.9265 20.673 20.362C21 19.7202 21 18.8802 21 17.2V8.8C21 7.11984 21 6.27976 20.673 5.63803C20.3854 5.07354 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September 1989<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 13C13.6569 13 15 11.6569 15 10C15 8.34315 13.6569 7 12 7C10.3431 7 9 8.34315 9 10C9 11.6569 10.3431 13 12 13Z\" stroke=\"#502379\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 22C16 18 20 14.4183 20 10C20 5.58172 16.4183 2 12 2C7.58172 2 4 5.58172 4 10C4 14.4183 8 18 12 22Z\" stroke=\"#502379\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Aerdenhout, Netherlands<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6e64c fitz-primary-button fitz-button-hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e6e64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reiniervanlanschot\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 5.66667H10.3333M10.3333 5.66667L5.66667 1M10.3333 5.66667L5.66667 10.3333\" stroke=\"#502379\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Follow me on Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f6fe4 e-con-full 123 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1f6fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"123\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6861d63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6861d63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeb0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afeb0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why did i get into politics?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc3590 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdc3590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA few years ago, I met a French woman, an Italian man, and a German. It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but they told me about their plan to build a European political party. I took a leap into the unknown and resigned from my job at Ahold. Together with Laurens Dassen, I founded Volt Netherlands, an adventure that has grown to great heights. Today, Volt is active in 30 different countries, with more than 150 elected representatives and over 30,000 members across Europe. A milestone, but our ambition is much greater.     \n\n<br><br>I entered politics because I am convinced that Europe can, and must, do better. It is time for a new European project that is resilient in the face of the challenges of the 21st century. My goal is to help build a Europe that is more democratic, more decisive, and more just than it is today.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd54297 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd54297\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2e0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2e0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4826349 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_how_to\" data-id=\"4826349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_how_to.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start How To 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class=\"ue-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"ue-step ue-step-1\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      1    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Corporate and Commercial Law (LLM)<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">University of Amsterdam<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-2\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      2    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Bachelor of Laws (LLB)<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">University of Utrecht<\/p>\n   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class=\"ue-step-title\">Member of European Parliament<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">On behalf of Volt, I focus on European defence, constitutional affairs, and European big tech.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-2\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      2    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Co-Lead of Volt Europa<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">Building the first pan-European political party, from the start-up phase to a sustainable organization.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-3\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      3    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