{"id":1794,"date":"2026-05-30T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/helmond\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=1794"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:00:12","slug":"sem-berkhout","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/helmond\/mensen\/sem-berkhout\/","title":{"rendered":"Sem Berkhout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  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__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-sem-berkhout5613\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Sem Berkhout\" >\n\tSem Berkhout<\/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\/139\/2026\/05\/Sem-Berkhout-klein.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\t<b>Wim Rampen<\/b> <i>&#045;<\/i> Beeld: D66 Helmond\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\tVoor een politiek die werkt aan eerlijke kansen, dichtbij Helmonders staat en luistert naar wat er leeft in onze stad\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-lime)\">\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-sem-berkhout7670\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Sem Berkhout\">\n\tOver Sem Berkhout<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Helmond<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\tTijdens mijn eerste jaar Bestuurskunde aan de Universiteit Leiden werd ik lid van D66. Niet omdat ik toen al precies wist waar politiek mij zou brengen, maar omdat het sociaal-liberalisme woorden gaf aan iets wat ik belangrijk vond: de ruimte om je eigen leven vorm te geven.<br><br>Vrijheid om te ondernemen. Vrijheid om keuzes te maken. Vrijheid om te zijn wie je bent, zonder dat afkomst, overtuiging of omstandigheden je toekomst bij voorbaat bepalen. Maar die vrijheid ontstaat niet vanzelf. Het vraagt om goed onderwijs, gelijke kansen, bestaanszekerheid en een overheid die mensen vooruithelpt in plaats van tegenhoudt.<br><br>Zoals John Locke schreef: \u201cHet doel van de wetten is niet om af te schaffen of te beperken, maar om vrijheid te behouden en te vergroten.\u201d <br><br>Die gedachte raakt voor mij aan de kern van sociaalliberale politiek: niet voorschrijven hoe mensen moeten leven, maar de randvoorwaarden cre\u00ebren waardoor iedereen vrij is om keuzes te kunnen maken.<br><br>Als burgercommissielid wil ik graag bijdragen aan Helmond: een mooie stad vol talent, creativiteit, cultuur en samenhorigheid. Ik wil mij inzetten voor politiek die werkt aan eerlijke kansen, dichtbij Helmonders staat en luistert naar wat er leeft in onze stad.\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-2007013108\" 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-historie1920\">\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-2007013108\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-2007013108\">\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>2024-2026<\/label><span>Fractie-ondersteuner<\/span><\/li><li><label>April 2026 &#8211; 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