Gabriëlle Popken | |
|---|---|
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2018 | |
| In office 20 July 2018 – 31 August 2020 | |
| Member of theSenate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 8 September 2015 | |
| In office 29 December 2015 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (age 42) Geleen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Party for Freedom (until 2022) Forum for Democracy (since 2022)[1] |
Gabriëlle Popken (born 21 August 1983) is a Dutch former politician for theParty for Freedom. She served in theSenate between 2011 and 2017 and subsequently in theHouse of Representatives between 2017 and 2020.
Popken was born inGeleen on 21 August 1983.[2] Between 2003 and 2007 she studied law atMaastricht University, earning a bachelor's degree. The subsequent year she earned a master's degree in commercial law at the same university.
She became a parliamentary assistant toGeert Wilders on 4 May 2009.[3] Popken became a member of the Senate for theParty for Freedom on 7 June 2011.[2] Popken took maternity leave per 8 September 2015 and was replaced byPeter van Dijk, it was the first time in the history of the Senate that a senator was replaced due to a maternity leave.[4] She returned to the Senate on 29 December. Popken was elected to theHouse of Representatives in the2017 Dutch general election and took up her seat on 23 March 2017. From 31 March 2018 to 20 July 2018 she was on pregnancy and maternity leave and was temporarily replaced byEmiel van Dijk.[2] Popken left the House on 31 August 2020, having already been absent for several months for health reasons. She was succeeded bySietse Fritsma.[2][5]
Popken is married to fellow politicianMarcel de Graaff.[5]
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2015 | Senate | Party for Freedom | 4 | 238[a] | 9 | Won | [6] | |
Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) |  | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 6) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) | ||
| Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) | ||
| Otten Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
| Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
Bold indicates theparliamentary leader (first mentioned) and thePresident; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 ·2021–2023 | ||