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Esther (/ˈɛstər/; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester, Tiberian ʼEstēr), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition.
King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) held a 180-day feast in Susa (Shoushan). While in "high spirits" from the wine, he ordered his queen, Vashti, to appear before him and his guests to display her beauty. But when the attendants delivered the king's command to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. Furious at her refusal to obey, the king asked his wise men what should be done. One of them said that all the women in the empire would hear that "The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not." Then these women would despise their husbands, which would cause many problems in the kingdom. Therefore it would be prudent to depose Vashti.
Esther Ouwehand (born June 10, 1976 in Katwijk) is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager. She is one of the two Members of Parliament for the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD).
Esther Ouwehand went to secondary school in Katwijk, where she finished her vwo (Dutch pre-university education). She studied "Policy, communication and organisation" (Dutch:beleid, communicatie and organisatie) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, which she did not finish.
Ouwehand is married and currently resides in Leiden.
She was raised a Protestant but is currently an agnostic. She is a vegetarian.
Dutch webzine Lords of Metal conducted an interview with Esther Ouwehand in which she told about her deep rooted passion for hard rock and heavy metal music, in particular stoner metal.
Initially, she did not consider a career in politics. She left a promising career in marketing, being junior marketing manager for youth magazines at Sanoma. She has additional functions as a committee member for youth centre "De Schuit" and the foundation "Factor Welzijn" in Katwijk.
Discussie tussen Esther Ouwehand en Dion Graus over dierproevenmotie
Esther Ouwehand (PvdD) on scientific animal testing
Esther Ouwehand in verzet tegen leenstelsel
Esther Ouwehand en Marianne Thieme in debat over Wet natuurbescherming
Bijdragen Marianne Thieme en Esther Ouwehand debat Wet natuurbescherming
Esther Ouwehand reikt oorkonde uit aan dierenspeciaalzaak Beestenspul Rotterdam | 23 augustus 2013
Esther Ouwehand roept kabinet op Roundup en bijengif nu echt te verbieden
Esther Ouwehand strijdt tegen voedselpatenten en genetisch geknutsel aan dieren
Partij voor de Dieren - Esther Ouwehand
Esther Ouwehand in debat over AMvB grondgebondenheid in Melkveewet