Laetitia Griffith

Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith (born 1 November 1965) is a retired Surinamese–born Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

Laetitia Griffith
Laetitia Griffith in 2006
Advisory Member of the Council of State
In office 1 January 2012 – 1 January 2017
Vice President	Herman Tjeenk Willink (2012) Piet Hein Donner (2012–2017)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1 June 2006 – 17 June 2010
In office 30 January 2003 – 3 June 2005
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Laetitia Juliëtte Griffith (1965-11-01) 1 November 1965 (age 60) Paramaribo, Surinam
Nationality	Dutch
Party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 2000)
Spouse	Jan Naeyé ​ (m. 1998)​
Residence(s)	Driemond, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Laws, Master of Public Administration)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Nonprofit director

Career

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Griffith moved to the Netherlands in 1987 to study law. She graduated in 1992 from the VU University Amsterdam. In 1993 she started work at the Ministry of Justice.

In 2000 Griffith joined the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy after being advised to do so by Minister Benk Korthals. After the fall of the First Balkenende cabinet she became a member of the House of Representatives. On 16 May 2005 she became an alderman in the Amsterdam municipal council.

On 19 May 2006 it was announced that Griffith would succeed Ayaan Hirsi Ali as parliamentarian. On 15 March 2010 she announced her retreat from politics.^[1] In 2012 she became a member of the Council of State.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 January 2017