Folkert Idsinga
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
In office
31 March 2021 – 5 September 2023
Succeeded byYvonne Bijenhof
Personal details
Born
Folkert Lútsen Idsinga[1]

(1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 52)
Bakkeveen, Netherlands
Political partyNew Social Contract (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until 2023)
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationTax lawyer

Folkert Lútsen Idsinga (born 22 December 1971) is a Dutch tax lawyer and politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a partner at Baker McKenzie and has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives since March 2021 until September 2023.

Early life and career

Idsinga was born in 1971 in the Friesland village Bakkeveen and studied fiscal economics at the University of Groningen, graduating in 1996.[2][3] He worked for the accounting firm Arthur Andersen until he took a job at the law firm Baker & McKenzie in 2002. Idsinga was specialized in value-added tax and became a partner in 2004.[4][5] He was promoted to joint managing partner and co-chair of the board of directors of the company's Amsterdam office in July 2015.[6] Idsinga stopped being managing partner in 2018 but kept working at Baker McKenzie as a partner.[7][8]

Politics

Idsinga ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election as the VVD's 33rd candidate. He was elected, receiving 483 preference votes, and was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March.[9] His specializations are tax affairs, financial relations between the national government and decentralized governments, export credit insurance and facilities, Holland Casino, the Dutch Lottery, currency, and Domains Movable Property.[10] Idsinga is a member of the German, British, and American parliamentary contact groups, and he is on the Committees for Defence, Digital Affairs, Finance, and Public Expenditure.[11] Idsinga left the House on 5 September 2023.

Personal life

Idsinga resides in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.[11]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Folkert Idsinga
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives VVD 33 483 34 Won [12]
2023 House of Representatives NSC 13 504 20 Won [13]

References

  1. ^ "Drs. F.L. (Folkert) Idsinga". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Van Westhreenen, Saskia (30 March 2021). "Ook Folkert Idsinga (VVD) doet de belofte in het Fries in Tweede Kamer" [Folkert Idsinga (VVD) also takes affirmation in Frisian in the House of Representatives]. Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "1 op de 10 kamerleden studeerde in Groningen" [1 in 10 House members have studied in Groningen]. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Press release) (in Dutch). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ Bouma, Hilda (15 June 2006). "Je nek uitsteken en afwachten" [Step up and wait]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ De Jongh, Hans (6 December 2004). "Nog even wachten op btw-loket" [Some more waiting for a VAT office]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Personalia" [Personal details]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 July 2015. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Personalia 16-11-2018" [Personal details 16-11-2018]. Het Fiancieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ^ Koops, Ruben; Meijs, Floor (18 March 2021). "Twaalf Amsterdammers maken entree in Tweede Kamer" [Twelve Amsterdam residents enter House of Representatives]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14 and 157. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Folkert Idsinga". VVD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Folkert Idsinga". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "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. 14–15. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ^ "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. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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