Hanneke Steen
Hanneke Susan Steen is a Dutch politician for the Christian Democratic Appeal. Since 12 November 2025, she has been a member of the House of Representatives. From 2022 to 2025, she served as an alderman in Hengelo, and before that, she was a councilor in the same municipality since 2014.
Youth and early career
Steen was born and raised in Hengelo. She studied clarinet for two years at the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. Afterward, she studied law and legal administrative sciences at the University of Groningen. She interned at the Scientific Institute for the CDA.Steen began her career as a lawyer at a water board. She worked for seven years at Rijkswaterstaat. On 1 June 2020, Steen became the director of the National Signposting Service.
Local politics
After the 2014 municipal elections, Steen became a municipal councilor in Hengelo in April 2014. In 2018, she became the leader of the CDA in the council.In May 2022, Steen became an alderman in Hengelo, responsible for finance, mobility, talent, and citizen participation. In this role, she became regionally responsible for the accessibility of Twente. In early October 2025, she resigned as alderman to focus on the campaign for the general elections.