Remco Jan Dijkstra (born 18 August 1972, Zeist) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the municipal council of Buren from 2006 to 2011, and subsequently a member of the provincial parliament of Gelderland from 2011 to 2012.
Suriname or Surinam, officially known as the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. At just under 165,000 square kilometers, it is the smallest sovereign state in South America. Suriname has a population of approximately 575,990, most of whom live on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right, which promotes private enterprise and economic liberalism.
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland,Ph.D. is an American musician and virologist who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and last remaining original member of the American rock band the Offspring. He is also the creator of the hot sauce Gringo Bandito, launched in 2004. In 2017, Holland attained a PhD in molecular biology.
Julian Miles Holland, is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine, The The, Ringo Starr and Bono.
Mark Holland is a Canadian politician and current Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Liberal Party in the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering. Holland was subsequently re-elected in the 2006, 2008, and the 2015 federal elections. He was defeated in the 2011 election and became the director of health promotion and public affairs with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. He also served as the Heart and Stroke Foundation's executive director for the Ontario Mission and national director of children and youth, before returning to federal politics in 2015. In August 2018, he was promoted to the position of Chief Government Whip.
Geert Wilders is a Dutch businessman and politician. He has been Leader of the Party for Freedom since he founded it in 2006. Wilders is the parliamentary leader of his party in the House of Representatives. In the 2010 formation of the Rutte cabinet, a minority cabinet of VVD and CDA, he actively participated in the negotiations, resulting in a "tolerance agreement" (gedoogakkoord) between the PVV and these parties, but withdrew his support in April 2012, citing disagreements with the cabinet on proposed budget cuts. Wilders is best known for his criticism of Islam and the EU; his views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad, and since 2004 he has been protected at all times by armed bodyguards.
Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist and politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 10 September 2014. He used to be the leader of 50PLUS, but left the party in 2020 due to disagreements with the rest of the party's leadership. From 3 May to 18 October 2020, Krol was the leader of the Party for the Future.
Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006.
Peter Robert Voser is a businessman, who is currently the Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of the Swedish-Swiss company ABB. He served as the CEO of the Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009 to December 2013. He started his career at Royal Dutch Shell in 1982, working in a number of finance and business roles in different countries. Between 2002 and 2005 he served as chief financial officer for ABB and the Royal Dutch Shell. In 2004, he was appointed Shell's chief financial officer (CFO) and then CEO in July 2009.
Hero Brinkman is a police officer and former Dutch politician. He was a member of parliament from 30 November 2006 to 19 September 2012, after being elected as the number four on the electoral list for the Party for Freedom. As the number eleven on the list, he was re-elected in June 2010. As an MP for the PVV, Brinkman focused on home affairs, government renewal, police, defence, administrative burden control, immigration, and asylum.
Charles Bernard Aptroot is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 30 January 2003 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of traffic, public transport and internal affairs. On 1 September 2012, he became mayor of Zoetermeer.
Marcus Leonardus "Mark" Verheijen is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He was Vice Chairman of that party from 2008 till 2012 and interim Chairman from 4 August 2010 to 20 May 2011. Between 20 September 2012 and 27 February 2015 he was an MP.
Liang Eng Hwa is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2020. He previously represented the Zhenghua ward of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2006 to 2020.
Robert Frank Willem "Wim" Kortenoeven is a Dutch author, journalist and former politician.
Jacobus Johannes Gerardus Maria (Jack) Biskop is a Dutch psychologist and politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from 26 October 2010 to 19 September 2012, focusing on education.
Machiel de Graaf 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.
Vivian Balakrishnan is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the Cashew ward of Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2006, and the Ulu Pandan ward of Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006. He was previously Second Minister for Trade and Industry (2005–2006), Minister for Community, Youth and Sports (2005–2011), Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (2006–2008), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2011–2015), and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative (2014–2017).
Michiel Pieter Maria Holtackers is a former Dutch politician and police officer as well as trade union leader. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from 30 June 2011 to 19 September 2012, succeeding Gerda Verburg. He focused on matters of spatial planning, water management and Defense personnel.
Johannes Leonardus "Hans" Spekman is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. He was a local politician in Utrecht from 1994 to 2006 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012. He was the party chair of the Labour Party between 2012 and 2017.
Roelof Bisschop is a Dutch historian and politician. As a member of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the municipal council of Veenendaal from 1986 to 2007 and a member of the States-Provincial of Utrecht from 2003 to 2011.
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