Rachel van Meetelen

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Rachel van Meetelen (born in Amsterdam, March 1975) is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. She lives in Bergen op Zoom and since 1998 runs a poffertjes stand at fairgrounds. She is also, since 2023, a member of the management team of the National League of Fairground Business Owners (Nationale Bond van Kermisbedrijfshouders.) [1]

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In 2023, she stood, without any political experience, on third place on the candidate list for the Party for Freedom (PVV). [2] She was elected, and she became the party's spokesperson for economic affairs and small and medium-sized enterprises. [3]

House committee assignments

Electoral history

Electoral history of Rachel van Meetelen
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 8,02337Won [5]

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References

  1. "Van kermis naar Kamer: wie is Rachel van Meetelen, die plots op plek 3 van de PVV-lijst staat?".
  2. "R.F. (Rachel) van Meetelen". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. "Rachel van Meetelen". House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  5. "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.