Marcel de Graaff | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 February 2020 – 15 July 2024 | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Netherlands |
Chair of Europe of Nations and Freedom | |
In office 15 June 2015 – 1 July 2019 Serving with Marine Le Pen, Nicolas Bay | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Parliamentary leader of the Party for Freedom in the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lucas Hartong[1] |
Parliamentary Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate | |
In office 25 September 2012 – 10 June 2014 | |
Preceded by | Machiel de Graaf |
Succeeded by | Marjolein Faber |
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 1 July 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | M.J.R.L. de Graaff 7 April 1962 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Political party | Forum for Democracy (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Party for Freedom (2011–2022) |
Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen |
M.J.R.L. "Marcel" de Graaff (Dutch: [ˈmɑrsɛl də ɣraːf]; born 7 April 1962) is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 2011 to 2014. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands in the periods 2014–2019 and 2020–2024. He was co-president of the Europe of Nations and Freedom, and he switched party affiliation to Forum for Democracy in his second term.