Alexander Kops
Dutch politician (born 1984)
Alexander Kops | |
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 Kops in 2015 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
| Member of the States of Overijssel | |
| In office 26 March 2015 – 12 April 2017 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 8 July 2014 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-11-23) 23 November 1984 (age 39) Leidschendam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Party for Freedom |
Alexander Kops (born 23 November 1984) is a Dutch politician and former teacher serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV), a nationalist,[1] right-wing populist [1] political party in the Netherlands. He previously was a member of the Senate from 2014 to 2017.
Biography
Kops was born on 23 November 1984 in Leidschendam.[2] In 2003, he received his propaedeutics in teacher education (German language teaching) at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Kops then went to the Leiden University, where he obtained an MA degree in German language and culture in 2009. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a German teacher at a high school in Leiderdorp.[2] In the 2010 general election, he stood for the Party for Freedom, but as he was number 27 on the list he was not chosen. His contract at the high school was not renewed.[2] In early 2011 he started as a policy worker for the Party for Freedom at the European Parliament. On 1 July 2014 he ended his contract there; on 8 July he was made member of the Senate.[2] In the Senate he succeeded Marcel de Graaff, who had been elected to the European Parliament.[3]
In the 2015 Senate election he held place fourteen on the Party for Freedom list, the party gained nine seats and Kops was elected on the base of preference votes.[4] He gained the most votes of any Party for Freedom candidate.[5] From 26 March 2015 until 12 April 2017 Kops concurrently served in the States of Overijssel.[2] In the 2017 general election, he held place nineteen on the party's list. He was elected to the House of Representatives and subsequently resigned from the Senate. He took up his seat on 23 March 2017.[2] He received a third House term in November 2023, and he has since served as the PVV's spokesperson for energy and climate.[6]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 27 | 319 | 24 | Lost | [7] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 27 | 229 | 15 | Lost | [8] | |
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 19 | 679 | 20 | Won | [9] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 6 | 1,128 | 17 | Won | [10] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 11 | 845 | 37 | Won | [11] | |
References
- ^ a b Pauwels, Teun (2014). Populism in Western Europe: Comparing Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9781317653912.
- ^ a b c d e f "A. (Alexander) Kops" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Twee nieuwe senatoren: Kops (PVV) en Meijer (SP)" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Alexander Kops (PVV) door voorkeurstemmen in Senaat" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "'Onverkiesbare' PVV'er krijgt meer stemmen dan lijsttrekker" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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House of Representatives
6 December 2023 – present
6 December 2023 – present
(PVV – 37)
- Wilders
- Aardema
- Agema
- Blaauw
- Boon
- Van den Born
- Bosma (Speaker)
- Boutkan
- Claassen
- Crijns
- Deen
- Van Dijck
- E. van Dijk
- Esser
- Faber-van de Klashorst
- Graus
- Van Haasen
- Heutink
- Van der Hoeff
- De Jong
- Kops
- Madlener
- Maeijer
- Markuszower
- Van Meetelen
- Mooiman
- Mulder
- Nijhof-Leeuw
- Pool
- Ram
- De Roon
- Smitskam
- Valize
- Van der Velde
- Vlottes
- Vondeling
- De Vree
(GL/PvdA – 25)
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 24)
(NSC – 20)
(D66 – 9)
(BBB – 7)
(CDA – 5)
(SP – 5)
(DENK – 3)
(PvdD – 3)
(FVD – 3)
(SGP – 3)
(CU – 3)
(Volt – 2)
(JA21 – 1)
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member;
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GreenLeft (GL: 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU: 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+: 2) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | ||
Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President | ||
