Marcel de Graaff

Marcel de Graaff
President of the Europe of Nations and Freedom
Assumed office
15 June 2015
Serving with Marine Le Pen
Parliamentary leader of the Party for Freedom in the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Member of the European Parliament
for the Netherlands
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Parliamentary leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
25 September 2012 – 10 June 2014
Preceded by Machiel de Graaf
Succeeded by Marjolein Faber
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
7 June 2011 – 1 July 2014
Personal details
Born M.J.R.L. de Graaff
(1962-04-07) 7 April 1962
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Political party Party for Freedom
Other political
affiliations		 Europe of Nations and Freedom
Residence Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater Radboud University Nijmegen
Occupation Politician
Teacher
Management consultant
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]

M.J.R.L. "Marcel" de Graaff (born 7 April 1962) is a Dutch politician, he was a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom from 7 June 2011 until 1 July 2014 and was the party leader in the Senate since 25 September 2012. In the Senate he was succeeded by Alexander Kops. Since 1 July 2014 he has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).[2]

De Graaff studied theology at the Radboud University Nijmegen between 1981 and 1988. Since 1989 he worked as a consultant for IT & Operations.[3]

De Graaff was named as party list leader for the 2014 European Parliament elections. The previous leader of the Party for Freedom in the European Parliament, Laurence Stassen, left the party in March 2014 and the interim-party leader Lucas Hartong promised not to return after the elections after being discontent with the party course.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Drs. M.J.R.L. (Marcel) de Graaff" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Twee nieuwe senatoren: Kops (PVV) en Meijer (SP)" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Drs. M.J.R.L. de Graaff (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "De Graaff PVV-lijsttrekker in Europa" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.


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