Marjolein Faber
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
10 June 2014 – 5 December 2023
Preceded byMarcel de Graaff
Succeeded byTBD
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

(1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 63)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Political partyParty 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. Earlier she had been 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. Previously she worked in hospitals and in IT.[1] She was party leader in the Senate from 10 June 2014, replacing Marcel de Graaff.[1]

Faber-van de Klashorst 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.[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]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Marjolein Faber
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 32 327 24 Lost [5]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 18 1,057 17 Lost [6]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 7 4,390 37 Won [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "PVV-senator Faber onder vuur na verspreiden 'nepnieuws' over Groningse steekpartij". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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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