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Joyce Sylvester (Joyce Juanita Sylvester) was born on 19 September, 1965 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch politician. Discover Joyce Sylvester's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
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Joyce Juanita Sylvester |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Joyce Sylvester Height, Weight & Measurements
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Joyce Sylvester Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joyce Sylvester worth at the age of 58 years old? Joyce Sylvester’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from Netherlands. We have estimated Joyce Sylvester's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Joyce Juanita Sylvester (born 19 September 1965) is a Dutch politician and administrator.
She obtained her PhD in 2000 from the faculty of law of the VU University of Amsterdam with a doctoral dissertation on “Privatization in Practice”.
After her studies she worked as a journalist for the newspaper Het Parool, at Migrant Television Amsterdam, as financial policy officer at the Dutch Ministry of Transport and as a civil servant with the municipality of Amsterdam.
After obtaining her PhD she worked in the private sector.
A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she served as a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2015.
Sylvester was raised in a family with 3 sisters.
Her parents had emigrated from Surinam to the Netherlands early 60s.
Her mother was managing caretaker of the Amsterdam mayoral residence.
After completing her secondary education, Sylvester studied both Communication and Information Management at Utrecht University and Political Science at the University of Amsterdam.
In 2003 Sylvester was elected as a senator in the Parliament of the Netherlands, representing the Dutch Labour Party.
In the Senate, she engaged in finance, economic affairs, culture, and agriculture.
In the senate elections of 2007, she kept her seat on the basis of preference votes.
From October 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009 she was appointed as acting mayor of the town of Anna Paulowna, in the province of North Holland, replacing the outgoing mayor Arnoud-Jan Pennink.
Joyce Sylvester was the first black woman in the Netherlands taking on this role.
In September 2009 Sylvester was appointed as acting mayor of the town of Naarden until its amalgamation to the new municipality Gooise Meren in January 2016.
In 2011 she was in ninth place on the candidate list and was reelected again.
As senator she acted as secretary of the Labour Party Senate faction, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Affairs and Welfare, and deputy chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and General Affairs.
Since February 1, 2016 Sylvester is working as delegate ombudsman at the Dutch High Council of State National Ombudsman.
Sylvester holds various other positions.
She is, inter alia, chairperson of the board of trustees of the Foundation Early Music Utrecht, member of the supervisory board of the “Stedelijk Museum” of Amsterdam and chairperson of the Foundation of Cooperating Relief Agencies, which in the Netherlands is known by its colloquial name Giro555.
Joyce Sylvester wrote several books:
End 2019 she appeared in the list of the Volkskrant Top 200 Most Influential Dutch People.