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Marjolein Faber

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Marjolein Faber
Minister of Asylum and Migration
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
10 June 2014 – 5 December 2023
Preceded byMarcel de Graaff
Succeeded byAlexander van Hattem
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 5 December 2023
Member of the States of Gelderland
In office
10 March 2011 – 5 December 2023
Personal details
Born
Marjolein Hillegonda Monica van de Klashorst

(1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 64)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Political partyPVV (2010–present)
Children2
Alma materCorderius College
OccupationNuclear laboratory technician
Technology specialist
Politician

Marjolein Hillegonda Monica Faber-van de Klashorst (born 16 June 1960) is a Dutch politician. Since 6 December 2023, she has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV). In June 2024, she was proposed by Geert Wilders as the new Minister of Asylum and Migration, of the Schoof cabinet.[1]

Early life and career[edit]

Faber was raised in Amersfoort as the daughter of a butcher, and she attended secondary school at MAVO and HAVO levels. She started working as a laboratory technician at the Amersfoort Lichtenberg hospital in 1978, and she was simultaneously educated in nuclear medicine in Utrecht until 1984.[2][3] She switched her career to the IT sector in 1986, and she worked as a software engineer and IT specialist at various companies until she became politically active after seeing a television advertisement for the Party for Freedom.[2][4]

Legislative career[edit]

2011–2023: Senate and Provincial Council[edit]

Faber became a member of the Provincial Council of Gelderland for the Party for Freedom on 10 March 2011. She joined the Senate later that year, and she served as the PVV's parliamentary leader in the body starting on 10 June 2014, replacing Marcel de Graaff.[5] Describing herself to newspaper De Gelderlander, Faber said she has "hardline stances without nuance, such as prohibiting the Quran, closing all mosques, and getting rid of Islam". She also referred to her colleagues in the provincial council as fake representatives for allegedly not listening to the will of the people. She was deprived of the floor in the Senate after making the same accusation. She elaborated that she believed fellow senators were failing to protect the Netherlands, claiming the Dutch population was being replaced by an Islamic population.[2]

In 2015, reports came out that Faber had paid her son's company for maintaining the PVV Gelderland website with funds of the party's parliamentary group. It was later discovered that Faber's son had also created the website for the PVV parliamentary group in the Senate.[6] She had earlier uncovered irregularities in the travel expenses of Co Verdaas, which led to his resignation from the second Rutte cabinet.[3] In 2017, Faber – together with PVV members Wilders and Markuszower – protested against the appointment of PvdA member Ahmed Marcouch as mayor of Arnhem, with a large banner displaying the text "No Arnhemmistan! We are losing our country!".[7]

During the campaign for 2019 provincial elections, she argued for tax relief, and expressed her opposition to multiculturalism.[8] In response to a stabbing incident in Groningen that same year, she claimed the perpetrator had a North-African skin colour. Despite the three victims stating the perpetrator was white, Faber stuck to her original claim.[9] She complained about Dutch funding for the United Nations in a 2020 debate, and she said that organization was engaged in antisemitism, terrorism, and omvolking. Prime Minister Mark Rutte subsequently noted the latter term originated in Nazi ideology.[10] She was once again deprived of the floor in the Senate when she called the fourth Rutte cabinet a fifth column because of its immigration policy.[2]

2017–2024: NATO Parliamentary Assembly[edit]

In 2017, Faber became a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body of almost 300 parliamentarians from the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), supplemented by delegates from the associated member states. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is not a parliament, but a consultation of parliaments.[11]

2023–2024: House of Representatives[edit]

Faber was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2023, and she became the PVV's spokesperson for criminal law and human trafficking.[12] This ended her memberships of the Senate and the States of Gelderland.[13] She advocated solving a shortage of prison cells by implementing austerity measures in the prison regime, and she opined that the Public Prosecution Service was demanding too lenient sentences.[10] In the House of Representatives, Faber is a member of five standing committees: Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Justice and Security, Kingdom Relations, and Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.

Executive career[edit]

Faber was nominated in June 2024 to serve as Minister of Asylum and Migration in the new Schoof cabinet.[10] Her selection was affirmed following crisis talks between the coalition parties after VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz had raised Faber's past controversial statements and tone.[14][15] Faber apologized in confirmation hearings for her earlier usage of the word omvolking, while repeating her worries about demographic trends in the Netherlands.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Faber is married and has two children.[2]

Electoral history[edit]

Electoral history of Marjolein Faber
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 32 327 24 Lost [17]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 18 1,057 17 Lost [18]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 7 4,390 37 Won [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Uitkomst crisisberaad: PVV-Kamerlid Faber blijft kandidaat-minister Asiel". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Righton, Natalie (15 June 2024). "'Schreeuwer' die graag wordt gehaat, moet Brussel paaien voor strenger asielbeleid" ['Shouter' who likes to be hated will have to placate Brussels to get a stricter asylum policy]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Heck, Wilmer; Van de Ven, Liam (24 June 2024). "Marjolein Faber geldt zelfs binnen PVV als hardliner. Ze neemt nu alsnog 'volledig afstand' van term omvolking in een opmerkelijk charmeoffensief" [Marjolein Faber is considered a hardliner, even within the PVV. She now 'completely distances' herself from the word omvolking in a remarkable charm offensive]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ^ "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Dit is PVV'er Marjolein Faber, de in opspraak geraakte kandidaat-minister van Asiel". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Dit is PVV'er Marjolein Faber, de in opspraak geraakte kandidaat-minister van Asiel". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  9. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Marjolein Faber, plotseling de beoogd minister van Asiel en Migratie" [Marjolein Faber suddenly Minister of Asylum and Migration-designate]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  11. ^ "NATO PA". NATO PA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ^ Peelen, Gerwin (20 December 2023). "Gehele PVV-fractie neemt afscheid bij provincie". www.gld.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  14. ^ "VVD-leider Yesilgöz: ook nieuwe PVV-kandidaat Faber niet onomstreden" [VVD leader Yeşilgöz: Also new PVV candidate Faber not uncontroversial]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Uitkomst crisisberaad: PVV-Kamerlid Faber blijft kandidaat-minister Asiel" [Result crisis talks: PVV MP Faber stays on as candidate Minister of Asylum]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Faber (PVV) neemt afstand van term 'omvolking', maar ziet wel zorgelijke demografische ontwikkeling" [Faber (PVV) distances herself from word omvolking but is worried about demographic trend]. NOS (in Dutch). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  19. ^ "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.
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