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Agema in 2025
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 2 July 2024 – 3 June 2025
Prime Minister	Dick Schoof
Preceded by	Rob Jetten
Succeeded by	Sophie Hermans
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
In office 2 July 2024 – 3 June 2025
Prime Minister	Dick Schoof
Preceded by	Conny Helder
Succeeded by	Eddy van Hijum
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 November 2006 – 2 July 2024
Succeeded by	Chris Faddegon
Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland
In office 20 March 2003 – 14 March 2007
Personal details
Born	Marie-Fleur Agema (1976-09-16) 16 September 1976 (age 48) Purmerend, Netherlands
Political party	PVV (2006–present)
Other political affiliations	LPF (2002–2004) Forza! (2004–2006)
Domestic partner	Léon de Jong (2014–present)
Children	1
Alma mater	AKI ArtEZ University of the Arts (BA) Amsterdam University of the Arts (MA) Utrecht School of the Arts (MA)
Website	Party for Freedom website

Marie-Fleur Agema (born 16 September 1976) is a Dutch politician and former designer. She is a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV). For about a year, from July 2024 to June 2025, she held two important government jobs. She was the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.

Before taking on those roles, Agema was a member of the House of Representatives, which is the main part of the Dutch parliament. She served there for almost 18 years, from 2006 to 2024.

Early Life and Education

Fleur Agema was born in Purmerend, a city in North Holland. She grew up in the nearby towns of Monnickendam and Wormerveer. Her parents owned a business in the hotel and restaurant industry.

Before she became a politician, Agema had a career in art and design. She earned three different degrees from art universities. She studied at the ArtEZ University of Arts, the Amsterdam University of the Arts, and the Utrecht School of the Arts. From 1999 to 2003, she worked as a designer and project leader for an architecture company.

Political Career

Agema's career in politics began in 2003. She has been a member of a few different political parties over the years.

Starting in Politics

In 2003, Agema was elected to the Provincial Council of North Holland. This is like a local government for the province of North Holland. At the time, she was a member of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party. However, she and some other members became unhappy with the party's leadership.

In 2004, she left the LPF because of arguments within the party. She stayed on the council as an independent politician for a while. She briefly helped start a new party called Forza! Nederland but soon left to join the Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders.

Member of Parliament

In 2006, Geert Wilders asked Agema to be the second candidate on the list for his new Party for Freedom. She was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives in November 2006 and left her job at the provincial council in 2007.

As a Member of Parliament (MP), Agema focused on important topics like education, healthcare, and public spaces. She successfully worked to raise the minimum age for certain jobs to better protect young adults. She was re-elected five more times, with her last win in the 2023 general election.

Minister of Health

In July 2024, the PVV formed a new government with three other parties. Agema was appointed to two major roles: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.

As minister, she faced the challenge of not having enough doctors and nurses. She believed that new technologies like artificial intelligence could help solve this problem. Her government also planned to lower healthcare costs for citizens by reducing the amount people have to pay themselves, known as the deductible.

Agema also worked on a plan called the Integral Care Agreement. This plan was created to make sure healthcare stays affordable and available for everyone, especially as the population gets older. However, some local governments and healthcare groups left the agreement, saying they did not have enough money to make it work.

Personal Life

In December 2012, Agema shared that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a long-term illness that can affect the brain and spinal cord.

Agema has one child, a daughter, who was born in February 2015. Her partner is Léon de Jong, who is also a politician.

Electoral history

See also

In Spanish: Fleur Agema para niños