Marjolein Faber

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]

Marjolein Faber
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands
Assumed office
10 June 2014
Preceded byMarcel 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

(1960-06-16) 16 June 1960
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom

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

  1. "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. "PVV-senator Faber onder vuur na verspreiden 'nepnieuws' over Groningse steekpartij". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 29 September 2019.


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