Aerdts (born 21 April 1983) is a Dutch politician and scientist who has been a member of the Senate on behalf of Democrats 66 since 13 June 2023.

She is also a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at the Campus The Hague of Leiden University.

Aerdts obtained her master's degree in International Relations in Historical Perspective from Utrecht University and subsequently obtained an LLM in International Public Law.

[1] At Leiden University she worked on her PhD on the supervision of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service and the AIVD.

[4] She was subsequently in second place on the D66 candidate list for the 2023 Senate elections.