Eva van Esch

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Esch, not Esch.

Eva Maria van Esch (born 12 May 1986 in Rossum) is a Dutch politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) between 2019 and 2023. She previously served as the party's parliamentary leader in the municipal council of Utrecht.^[1][2] Since March 2025 she has served as Alderman (wethouder) in the city of Arnhem.^[3]

Van Esch in 2020

Political positions

Van Esch proposes that dogs should be allowed into hospitals to visit their owners' deathbeds, and should also be permitted into funeral homes to say a last goodbye.^[4] She favours tighter regulations for wood-burning.^[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Eva van Esch

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Party for the Animals	6	14,744	6	Won	[6]
2024	European Parliament			38[a]	880	1	Lost	[7]

Notes

1. Van Esch participated as a lijstduwer.