Marjolein Faber
Marjolein Faber | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands | |
In office 10 June 2014 – 5 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Marcel de Graaff |
Succeeded by | Alexander van Hattem |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 5 December 2023 | |
Member of the States of Gelderland | |
In office 10 March 2011 – 5 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marjolein Hillegonda Monica van de Klashorst (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 63) Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Political party | Party for Freedom (2010–present) |
Occupation | Radiographer • Nuclear laboratory technician • Technology specialist • Politician |
Marjolein Hillegonda Monica Faber-van de Klashorst (born 16 June 1960) is a Dutch politician. Since 6 December 2023, she has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV).
Career
Faber worked in the Lichtenberg hospital in Amersfoort between 1978 and 1986. Between 1986 and 2011 she worked as a software engineer and IT specialist at various companies.[1]
She was a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom (2011–2023) and the States of Gelderland from 10 March 2011 to December 2023.[2] She was party leader in the Senate from 10 June 2014, replacing Marcel de Graaff.[2] Campaigning for the 2019 Dutch provincial elections she argued for tax relief, and expressed her opposition to multiculturalism.[3] Reacting to a stabbing incident in Groningen in 2019 she claimed the perpetrator had a North-African skin colour. Despite the three victims stating the perpetrator was white, Faber stuck to her original claim.[4]
Faber was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2023, and she became the PVV's spokesperson for criminal law and human trafficking.[5]
In the House of Representatives, Faber is a member of the following standing committees:
- Foreign Affairs
- European Affairs
- Justice and Security
- Kingdom Relations
- Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Faber is also a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body of almost 300 parliamentarians from the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), supplemented by delegates from the associated member states. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is not a parliament, but a consultation of parliaments.[6]
Electoral history
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023) |
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2010 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 32 | 327 | 24 | Lost | [7] | |
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 18 | 1,057 | 17 | Lost | [8] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 7 | 4,390 | 37 | Won | [9] |
References
- ^ "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "PVV-senator Faber onder vuur na verspreiden 'nepnieuws' over Groningse steekpartij". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "NATO PA". NATO PA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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6 December 2023 – present
(PVV – 37)
- Wilders
- Aardema
- Agema
- Blaauw
- Boon
- Van den Born
- Bosma (Speaker)
- Boutkan
- Claassen
- Crijns
- Deen
- Van Dijck
- E. van Dijk
- Esser
- Faber-van de Klashorst
- Graus
- Van Haasen
- Heutink
- Van der Hoeff
- De Jong
- Kops
- Madlener
- Maeijer
- Markuszower
- Van Meetelen
- Mooiman
- Mulder
- Nijhof-Leeuw
- Pool
- Ram
- De Roon
- Smitskam
- Valize
- Van der Velde
- Vlottes
- Vondeling
- De Vree
(GL/PvdA – 25)
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 24)
(NSC – 20)
(D66 – 9)
(BBB – 7)
(CDA – 5)
(SP – 5)
(DENK – 3)
(PvdD – 3)
(FVD – 3)
(SGP – 3)
(CU – 3)
(Volt – 2)
(JA21 – 1)
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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