Marjolein Faber

Marjolein Hillegonda Monica Faber-van de Klashorst (born 16 June 1960) is a Dutch politician; she has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011 and the States of Gelderland since 10 March 2011. Previously she worked in hospitals and in IT.[1] She has been party leader in the Senate since 10 June 2014, replacing Marcel de Graaff.[1]

Marjolein Faber
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2014
Preceded by	Marcel de Graaff
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2011
Member of the States of Gelderland
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2011
Personal details
Born	Marjolein Hillegonda Monica van de Klashorst (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Political party	Party for Freedom

Faber-van de Klashorst worked in the Lichtenberg hospital in Amersfoort between 1978 and 1986. Between 1986 and 2011 she worked as a software engineer and IT specialist at various companies.[2]

Campaining for the 2019 Dutch provincial elections she argued for tax relief, and opposed "softer" political topics as multiculturalism.[3] Reacting to a stabbing incident in Groningen in 2019 she claimed the perpetrator had a North-African skin colour, despite the victims stating it was a white man she remained with her version.[4]

References

1. "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "M.H.M. Faber-Van de Klashorst (PVV)". Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
3. Lars Barendregt and Sjors Moolenaar (18 March 2019). "Marjolein Faber (PVV): 'Stoppen met multicul-dingen en softe onderwerpen'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
4. "PVV-senator Faber onder vuur na verspreiden 'nepnieuws' over Groningse steekpartij". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 29 September 2019.