Lea Theodora Bouwmeester (born 3 October 1979 in Hoogeveen) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and social counselor.

She is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) and was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017.

[1] She focused on matters of prison system, mental health care, addiction and drug rehabilitation.

Bouwmeester went on pregnancy and maternity leave from 1 March 2016 to 10 June 2016 and was temporarily replaced by Harm Brouwer.

[1][2] Bouwmeester studied social rights service at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.