Machiel de Graaf

Dutch politician
Machiel de Graaf
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

(1969-06-26) 26 June 1969 (age 54)
Scheveningen, Netherlands
Political partyPVV (since 2009)
Residence(s)The Hague, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Applied Sciences Leiden (BSc, Physical therapy)
OccupationPolitician, sales manager, physical therapist
Website(in Dutch) Official website

Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈɣil ɣraːf]; 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.

References

  • (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

External links

  • (in Dutch) Senate biography
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House of Representatives
31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 34)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 24)Party for Freedom
(PVV – 16)Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 9)Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)GroenLinks
(GL – 8)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 6)Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 5)Christian Union
(CU – 5)Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 4)Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)DENK
(DENK – 3)Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)JA21
(JA21 – 1)Den Haan Group
(FDH – 1)BIJ1
(BIJ1 – 1)Van Haga Group
(Indep. – 3)Member Ephraim
(Indep. – 1)Member Gündoğan
(Indep. – 1)Member Omtzigt
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 20)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 19)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 19)
GroenLinks
(GL – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 14)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 4)
50PLUS
(50+ – 3)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 2)
Member Krol
(Indep. – 1)
Member Van Kooten-Arissen
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023
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House of Representatives
20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 40)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 35)
Socialist Party
(SP – 15)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 13)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 12)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 12)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
GroenLinks
(GL – 4)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 2)
50PLUS
(50+ – 1)
Bontes/Van Klaveren Group
(Indep. – 2)
Kuzu/Öztürk Group
(Indep. – 2)
Member Van Vliet
(Indep. – 1)
Member Klein
(Indep. – 1)
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Member Houwers
(Indep. – 1)
Member Monasch
(Indep. – 1)
 Abc  signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Abc)  signifies a temporarily absent member;
 Abc  signifies a temporary member;  ‹Abc›  signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019
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Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(VVD: 16)
Labour Party
(PvdA: 14)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA: 11)
Party for Freedom
(PVV: 10)
Socialist Party
(SP: 8)
Democrats 66
(D66: 5)
GreenLeft
(GL: 5)
Christian Union
(CU: 2)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP: 1)
50PLUS
(50+: 1)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD: 1)
Independent Senate Group
(OSF: 1)
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Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned)

Bold also signifies the President
Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member
Italics signifies a temporary member
<> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate

See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–2012


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