Deputy Mirjam Sterk: “Farmers need more clarity” – Wijks Nieuws

IN WOOD Mirjam Sterk is deputy for nature, agriculture, soil and water, sports and governance for the province of Utrecht. The Executive Committee is the day-to-day management of the Province of Utrecht. The deputies make proposals and implement decisions, for example the nitrogen reduction targets as formulated in the starting note of the National Program for Rural Areas. Reason enough for an interview with this commissioner.

Mirjam Sterk (49) is married, has three children aged 16, 14 and 12 and has lived in Houten since 2003. She has just returned to the Netherlands after a break of more than four years. During this period, she lived in the United States, as her husband went to work for the European Commission in Washington. Two of the three children have again settled in Houten. Her husband will follow in September, the eldest daughter will probably graduate from high school in the United States. In January this year, Sterk applied for the vacant position of Hanke Bruins Slot, who became Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Rutte IV cabinet. On February 9, she is like her successor..