{"id":174,"date":"2021-10-26T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T11:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/heemskerk\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=174"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:22:57","slug":"wessa-van-de-kuijlen","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/heemskerk\/mensen\/wessa-van-de-kuijlen\/","title":{"rendered":"Wessa van de Kuijlen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-wessa-van-de-kuijlen4955\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Wessa van de Kuijlen\" >\n\tWessa van de Kuijlen<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--110 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--60 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/04\/20251118113912-01-bewerkt-2.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Gerard Keet\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-people-introduction\">\n\t<div class=\"block-people-introduction__content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--big\">\n\t\tWessa is raadslid en fractievoorzitter bij D66 Heemskerk. In 2021 is zij lid geworden van D66 en heeft zij zich aangesloten bij lokaal team Heemskerk. In 2022 is zij met voorkeurstemmen gekozen tot raadslid. Vanaf september 2023 is zij fractievoorzitter.\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-texasRose)\">\n\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading    heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-over-wessa6232\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Wessa\">\n\tOver Wessa<\/h2>\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__info\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"lists\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><label>Leeftijd<\/label><span>48 jaar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Geboorteplaats<\/label><span>Beverwijk<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Heemskerk<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Voornaamwoorden<\/label><span>Zij\/haar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStuur Wessa een <a href=\"mailto:Wessa.vandekuijlen@d66heemskerk.nl\">e-mail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__socialmedia\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"people-bullet-point-card__sm_panel\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.linkedin.com\/in\/wessa-van-de-kuijlen-8b81a051\" target=\"_blank\">Li<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\tWessa \u00a0is een bevlogen onderwijsprofessional, bij wie de leerling altijd centraal staat. Na verschillende functies in het basisonderwijs bekleed te hebben, als leerkracht, directeur en intern begeleider, is ze nu werkzaam in het voortgezet onderwijs. Werken met leerlingen die net even wat meer nodig hebben, is waar haar passie ligt. Geboren en getogen in Beverwijk en geruime tijd gewoond te hebben in Velsen-Noord, is ze vanaf 2011 in Heemskerk neergestreken. Gezien de achtergrond en kennis in het onderwijs, zou het sociaal domein de meest voor de hand liggende plek zijn binnen de raad. Niets is minder waar. Wessa zet zich vooral in voor alles wat met de fysieke ruimte te maken heeft, waaronder woningbouw, wegen en duurzaamheid.\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-1934508935\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expertises (portefeuilles)\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-expertises--portefeuilles-6447\">\n\tExpertises (portefeuilles)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-1934508935\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-1934508935\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\tRuimte, Wonen en Klimaat<br \/>\r\nSociaal domein<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-961994132\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Functie historie\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-functie-historie1233\">\n\tFunctie historie<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-961994132\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-961994132\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"content-accordion lists content-accordion__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\"><li><label>2023 &#8211; Heden<\/label><span>Fractievoorzitter D66 Heemskerk<\/span><\/li><li><label>2022 &#8211; Heden<\/label><span>Gemeenteraadslid D66 Heemskerk<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/heemskerk\/publicaties\/inzet-wessa\/\"\n\tclass=\"arrow-link arrow-link__size--default arrow-link__color--black block-arrow-link__arrow_link\"\n\tid=\"\"\n\ttitle=\"Lees de inzet van Wessa voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2026.\"\n\n\t\n\t>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-link__arrow\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-link__title\">Lees de inzet van Wessa voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2026.<\/span>\n<\/a>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1065,"featured_media":1043,"menu_order":0,"template":"","search-tags":[],"labels":[],"division-tags":[28,32],"class_list":["post-174","people-type","type-people-type","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","division-tags-raadslid","division-tags-kandidaat-gr2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D66 Heemskerk &#8212; 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