Alexander Kops | |
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 Kops in 2015 | |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
| Member of theSenate | |
| In office 8 July 2014 – 21 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel de Graaff |
| Succeeded by | Peter van Dijk |
| Member of theProvincial Council of Gelderland | |
| In office 26 March 2015 – 11 April 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Elmar Vlottes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-11-23)23 November 1984 (age 41) Leidschendam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Party for Freedom |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation |
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Alexander Kops (Dutch:[aːlɛkˈsɑndərˈkɔps]; born 23 November 1984) is a Dutch politician. On behalf of the right-wing populistParty for Freedom (PVV), he served in theSenate from 2014 to 2017, and he has served in theHouse of Representatives since 2017.
Kops was born on 23 November 1984 inLeidschendam, and he later lived inZoetermeer.[1][2] Aged 16, he wrote a book about German grammar that was printed byWolters-Noordhoff in 2003. He also wrote novels and poems in his adolescence, some of which appeared in the magazineDe Brakke Hond [nl].[2][3] He calledHerman Gorter his inspiration, and his poetry collection titledDoor maanlicht gewekt (Awoken by moonlight) was published in 2015.[2]
Kops received hispropaedeutic diploma in German language teaching from theRotterdam University of Applied Sciences in 2004, and he subsequently studied German language and culture atLeiden University until 2009. He was enrolled inIslamic studies for a short while. Kops taught German atVisser 't Hooft Lyceum [nl] inLeiderdorp starting in 2008, but his contract was not renewed a few months after he was placed 27th on the PVV list in theMarch 2010 general election.[4]
In January 2011, Kops became a policy advisor of the PVV group in theEuropean Parliament.[4] He ran for theSenatein May 2011 as the party's 14th candidate, but he was not elected since the PVV won 10 seats.[5] He was sworn into the Senate on 8 July 2014 to succeedMarcel de Graaff, who had been elected to the European Parliament.[6] He again occupied the 14th spot on the party list in theMay 2015 Senate election. Despite the PVV securing nine seats, he was elected because he received morepreference votes than any other candidate of his party.[7] He was secretary of hisparliamentary group from June 2015 until March 2017, and his portfolio contained foreign affairs, Europe, environment,spatial planning, and infrastructure. Kops also served on theProvincial Council of Gelderland from March 2015 until April 2017.[4]
In theMarch 2017 general election, he was the PVV's 19th candidate.[8] He was elected to the House of Representatives and resigned from the Senate, taking his seat on 23 March 2017. Kops was re-elected to the Housein March 2021 andin November 2023.[4] He has served as the PVV's spokesperson for education, social affairs, housing, energy, climate, andmedical ethics.[9]
Kops has a wife and a daughter. As of 2025, he lived inOverasselt, Gelderland.[1]
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 27 | 319 | 24 / 150 | Lost | [10] | |
| 2011 | Senate | 14 | 641[a] | 10 / 75 | Lost[b] | [11] | ||
| 2012 | House of Representatives | 27 | 229 | 15 / 150 | Lost | [12] | ||
| 2015 | Provincial Council of Gelderland | 2 | 7,334 | 5 / 55 | Won | [13] | ||
| 2015 | Senate | 14 | 5,214[c] | 9 / 75 | Won | [14] | ||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | 19 | 679 | 20 / 150 | Won | [8] | ||
| 2019 | Provincial Council of Gelderland | 12[d] | 3 / 55 | Lost | [15][16] | |||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | 6 | 1,128 | 17 / 150 | Won | [17] | ||
| 2023 | 11 | 845 | 37 / 150 | Won | [18] | |||
| 2025 | 12 | 436 | 26 / 150 | Won | [19] | |||
Media related toAlexander Kops at Wikimedia CommonsHouse of Representatives 12 November 2025 – present | ||
| Democrats 66 26 seats |  | |
| Party for Freedom 26 seats | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 22 seats | ||
| GroenLinks–Labour Party 20 seats | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal 18 seats | ||
| JA21 9 seats | ||
| Forum for Democracy 7 seats | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement 4 seats | ||
| Denk 3 seats | ||
| Reformed Political Party 3 seats | ||
| Party for the Animals 3 seats | ||
| Christian Union 3 seats | ||
| Socialist Party 3 seats | ||
| 50Plus 2 seats | ||
| Volt 1 seat | ||
Bold indicates theparliamentary leader (first mentioned) and theSpeaker; (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 | ||
Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) |  | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GroenLinks (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 indicates theparliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term | ||