Pepijn van Houwelingen
Pepijn van Houwelingen | |
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Van Houwelingen (2021) | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 January 2024 – 18 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Freek Jansen |
| Succeeded by | Ralf Dekker |
| In office 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pepijn van Houwelingen 24 February 1980 Enschede, Netherlands |
| Political party | Forum for Democracy |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | The Hague |
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Pepijn van Houwelingen (born 24 February 1980) is a Dutch politician of conservative populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). He was elected to the House of Representatives in March 2021, and he served as a member of parliament until he lost his bid for re-election in November 2023. He returned to the House between January 2024 and November 2024, replacing Freek Jansen. Van Houwelingen holds a doctorate and has worked for The Netherlands Institute for Social Research for a decade.
Van Houwelingen has received media attention for several controversial statements with regard to his opposition to globalist ideas and the government's measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.