Machiel de Graaf
Appearance
Machiel de Graaf | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
In office 20 September 2012 – 5 December 2023 | |
Senate leader - Party for Freedom Senate of the Netherlands | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012 | |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Machiel de Graaf 26 June 1969 Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Political party | PVV (since 2009) |
Residence(s) | The Hague, Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Applied Sciences Leiden (BSc, Physical therapy) |
Occupation |
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Website | (in Dutch) Official website |
Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈxil də ˈɣraːf]; born 26 June 1969) is a Dutch politician and physical therapist. As a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) he was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader from 7 June 2011 to 20 September 2012. He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. He has already been a PVV member of the municipal council of The Hague since 11 March 2010 as well as fraction leader since 20 January 2011.
De Graaf origins from a family of fishermen of Scheveningen. Educated as a physiotherapist, he worked in this branch from 1995 to 1999 and as a salesmanager in the pharmaceutical industry from 1999 to 2008. Since 15 November 2010 he has been working for the parliamentary group of the PVV.
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 14 | 515 | 17 | Won | [1] |
References
[edit]- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Senate biography