Marjolein Faber
Marjolein Faber | |
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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 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marjolein Hillegonda Monica van de Klashorst 16 June 1960 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Political party | Party for Freedom |
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[edit]
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 (7 June 2011 to 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 opposed "softer" political topics as multiculturalism.[3] Reacting to a stabbing incident in Groningen in 2019 she claimed the perpetrator had a North-African skin colour. Despite the victims stating the he 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]
Electoral history[edit]
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 | [6] | |
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 18 | 1,057 | 17 | Lost | [7] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 7 | 4,390 | 37 | Won | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.