{"id":1230,"date":"2026-01-28T00:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/oisterwijk\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=1230"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:38:28","slug":"karel-verkerk","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/oisterwijk\/mensen\/karel-verkerk\/","title":{"rendered":"Karel Verkerk"},"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-karel-verkerk8527\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Karel Verkerk\" >\n\tKarel Verkerk<\/h1>\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--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--10 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\/146\/2026\/01\/D66-Oisterwijk-30112025-09-klein-1-scaled.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: Valentina Fotografie\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\tWat is jouw drijfveer\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-yellow)\">\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-karel3090\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Karel\">\n\tOver Karel<\/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<li><label>Geboorteplaats<\/label><span>Oisterwijk<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Oisterwijk<\/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\tVan jongs af aan heb ik al passie voor politiek. Geschiedenis en maatschappijleer waren favoriete vakken. Op de avondmeao de bestuurlijke richting afgerond. Was al vroeg politiek actief en betrokken. Politiek schept orde en randvoorwaarden voor het dagelijks leven van mensen. Hoe wij willen samen-leven.<br><br>Het vertrouwen in de Nederlandse politiek is laag. Democratie is iets wat je moet koesteren. Alle politici hebben een flinke klus om dat vertrouwen weer omhoog te krijgen. Dat begint bij voorbeeldgedrag: leading by example. Normeren.\u00a0<br><br><br>Ik heb geen probleem met een stevig debat op inhoud. Mensen mogen zien waar verschillen zitten. Maar &#8216;we&#8217; moeten ook weer eens naar de overeenkomsten kijken.\u00a0<br><br><br>Voor mezelf zie ik een ondersteunende, dienende rol. Lijstduwer en mogelijk commissielid. Affiniteit en ervaring oa in het sociale domein. Vakdiploma&#8217;s sociale verzekeringen en assuranti\u00ebn. Als opgeleid hbo bedrijfsjournalist gewerkt bij grotere organisaties. Organisatiecommunicatie gaat niet om reclame maken, maar impact maken met, journalistiek onafhankelijke, verhalen die informeren, inspireren en autoriteit uitstralen.\u00a0<br>Het vertalen van complexe informatie naar begrijpelijke taal is daar een essentieel onderdeel van.\u00a0<br><br><br>Ik ben voorstander van Europa dat beschermt en verbindt.\u00a0<br>Het Europees Parlement meermalen bezocht. 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