Marjolein Faber
Marjolein Faber | |
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States of Gelderland | |
In office 10 March 2011 – 5 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marjolein Hillegonda Monica van de Klashorst 16 June 1960 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Political party | PVV (2010–present) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Corderius College |
Occupation | Nuclear laboratory technician Technology specialist Politician |
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 (PVV). In June 2024, she was proposed by Geert Wilders as the new Minister of Asylum and Migration, of the Schoof cabinet.[1]
Career before politics
Faber 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] Around this time she saw a TV advert for the Party for Freedom, with Geert Wilders and Fleur Agema, and applied to become a possible representative of the party.
Legislative career
2011–2023: Senate and Provincial Council
Faber became a member of the
During the campaign for
2017–2024: NATO Parliamentary Assembly
In 2017, Faber became a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body of almost 300 parliamentarians from the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), supplemented by delegates from the associated member states. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is not a parliament, but a consultation of parliaments.[9]
2023–2024: House of Representatives
Faber was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2023, and she became the PVV's spokesperson for criminal law and human trafficking.[10] This ended her memberships of the Senate and the States of Gelderland.[11] She advocated solving a shortage of prison cells by implementing austerity measures in the prison regime, and she opined that the Public Prosecution Service was demanding too lenient sentences.[8] In the House of Representatives, Faber is a member of five standing committees: Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Justice and Security, Kingdom Relations, and Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
Executive career
Faber was nominated in June 2024 to serve as Minister of Asylum and Migration in the new
Electoral history
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2010 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 32 | 327 | 24 | Lost | [14] | |
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 18 | 1,057 | 17 | Lost | [15] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 7 | 4,390 | 37 | Won | [16] |
References
- ^ "Uitkomst crisisberaad: PVV-Kamerlid Faber blijft kandidaat-minister Asiel". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Dit is PVV'er Marjolein Faber, de in opspraak geraakte kandidaat-minister van Asiel". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Dit is PVV'er Marjolein Faber, de in opspraak geraakte kandidaat-minister van Asiel". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Marjolein Faber, plotseling de beoogd minister van Asiel en Migratie" [Marjolein Faber suddenly Minister of Asylum and Migration-designate]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "NATO PA". NATO PA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Peelen, Gerwin (20 December 2023). "Gehele PVV-fractie neemt afscheid bij provincie". www.gld.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "VVD-leider Yesilgöz: ook nieuwe PVV-kandidaat Faber niet onomstreden" [VVD leader Yeşilgöz: Also new PVV candidate Faber not uncontroversial]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Uitkomst crisisberaad: PVV-Kamerlid Faber blijft kandidaat-minister Asiel" [Result crisis talks: PVV MP Faber stays on as candidate Minister of Asylum]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.