Thierry Baudet
Thierry Henri Philippe Baudet (born January 28, 1983 in Heemstede) is a Dutch political activist and a politician of the Forum for Democracy (FVD). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017.
Thierry Baudet | |
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| Parliamentary group leader | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
| Party leader / party chair | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thierry Henri Philippe 28 January 1983 Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Forum for Democracy (FVD) (2016-) |
| Residence | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam, Leiden University |
| Website | www.parlement.com |
He has been a member of the Second Chamber and parliamentary leader since 2017. Previously he was party chair.
Baudet studied law and history at the University of Amsterdam. He got his PhD at Leiden University and worked at the same university. He also had a column in Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
He is very negative about the European Union and has written several books on this topic.
Baudet with his Forum for Democracy was one of the people behind the referendum against a treaty of the European Union with Ukraine in 2016. Although the majority of the voters were against this treaty, the referendum had no results in the end.
He is partly of Walloon descent.
References
change- (in Dutch) Bio at Parlement.com
Other websites
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