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).
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]
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] |