Marjolein Faber
Marjolein Faber | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel de Graaff |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2011 | |
| Member of the States of Gelderland | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2011 | |
| 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; she has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011 and the States of Gelderland since 10 March 2011. Previously she worked in hospitals and in IT.[1] She has been party leader in the Senate since 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 it was a white man she remained with her version.[4]
References
- ^ a b "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ 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.
Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) |  | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GreenLeft (GL: 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU: 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+: 2) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | ||
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