Political advisers support the national board at the political level by contributing ideas on political issues, such as sustainability, economy or inclusion & diversity.
They follow the news, listen to debates and give advice (solicited and unsolicited) to the board on topical issues. They also co-write opinion pieces, brainstorm on manifestos and help with political statements on social media.
Themes
Political advisers are elected by the Congress on a theme-by-theme basis. In total, there are 11 themes that the political advisers work on.
- Economy
- Energy, Sustainability & Mobility
- Inclusion, Emancipation & Diversity
- International
- Arts, Culture & Media
- Nature, space & environment
- Education
- Privacy & Technology
- Law & Democracy
- Living
- Care & Wellness
Contact
The responsible board member is Rik Bresters, to be reached at rik@dwars.org.
Current political advisers
The current political advisers were elected at the 2023 Winter Congress. Their term lasts for one year. All political advisers have one or more themes they are working on.
- Jelle de Graaf - Inclusion, Emancipation & Diversity; Privacy & Technology
- Abdenour Hadouch - Economics
- Laurens Pardede - Energy, Sustainability & Mobility
- Jonas Widdershoven - Education
- Olaf Zandsteeg - Nature, space & environment
- Luc Goos - Art, culture & media
- Casper Visser - Living
- Thijs Bakker - Care & Wellness
- Bram Rasing - Law & Democracy
More information
If you want to become a political adviser, you have to be elected at the winter congress. This congress takes place every year in or around November. Applications open before then. For this, keep the vacancies page in mind.
Do you have any further questions? Then send an e-mail to the board member responsible! The board will be happy to help you further.