Machiel de Graaf

Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈɣil də 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.

Machiel de Graaf
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
20 September 2012
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
Scheveningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyParty for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid - PVV)
ResidenceThe Hague, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Applied Sciences Leiden (BSc, Physical therapy)
OccupationPolitician, sales manager, physical therapist
Website(in Dutch) Official website

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.

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