Khadija Arib

Khadija Arib (Dutch: [xaːˈdiɕaː ʔaːˈrip];[2] Arabic: خديجة عريب; born 10 October 1960) is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 12 December 2015 to 7 April 2021.

NRC reported in September 2022 that the presidium and clerk of the House of Representatives had voted unanimously to start an investigation into misconduct following two anonymous letters that accused Arib of abuse of power and creating an unsafe work environment.

[8] After the investigation finished in October 2023, the presidium stated that Arib had created a socially unsafe work environment and a summary was released.

The investigation concluded that Arib had systematically interfered in decisions of the civil service organization and that she had raised her voice to at least ten employees.

Arib subsequently started a lawsuit to discredit the investigation, arguing that the presidium and the parliamentary clerk were not authorized to order one.

[9] The District Court of The Hague ruled in February 2025 that the inquiry had been legitimate and that the presidium had the duty as an employer to look into indications of an unsafe work environment.