Eva González Pérez Utrecht University Alumnus of the Year

Attorney Eva González Pérez has been appointed as Alumnus of the Year by Utrecht University. She received this honorary title on Monday 27 March in the Dom Church during the celebration of the 387th anniversary of the university, the Dies Natalis. To the general public, Eva González Pérez is mostly known for her crucial role in the Dutch 'toeslagenaffaire', a childcare benefit scandal. Driven by her sense of justice and thanks to great persistence, in 2019 she exposes structural problems in the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration. It leads to the fall of the Dutch cabinet in 2021, which results in her appearing in the news very often during that period. As an attorney, she represents a big group of parents whose child allowances were wrongfully terminated and charged back by the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration. Eva González Pérez received a lot of national and international recognition for her role.