Rachel Blom | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Parliamentary group | Patriots for Europe |
Constituency | Netherlands |
Personal details | |
Born | Rotterdam,Netherlands | 7 October 1987
Political party | Party for Freedom |
Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Rachel M. Blom (born 7 October 1987) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1]
Blom was born in Rotterdam in 1987. [2] She studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam and had several jobs in the insurance industry. [3] She was a claims client relationship manager at Chubb Limited when she ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the PVV's fifth candidate. The party secured six seats,and Blom was sworn in on 16 July. [3] [4]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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2024 | European Parliament | Party for Freedom | 5 | 16,359 | 6 | Won | [4] |
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