André Peperkoorn is a Dutch military general, counter-terrorism official and former politician. Peperkoorn 2014-2

Peperkoorn served as a lieutenant colonel in the Dutch military police and later a counter-terrorism officer with the Royal Marechaussee and Dutch ministry of defense. Ahead of the

2002 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The elections were amongst the most dramatic in Dutch history, not just in terms of the electoral ...

, Peperkoon was approached by Pim Fortuyn to stand for his party the Pim Fortuyn List. He was placed seventh on the LPF's electoral list for the Member of the House of Representatives after the original seventh candidate Martin Kievits was expelled from the LPF after being accused of assault. Peperkoorn was subsequently elected to the House in 2002, but did not take up his seat and renounced his position in politics citing difficulty with the intense media storm following the assassination of Fortuyn. His seat in parliament was taken over by

Harry Wijnschenk Hartog Hank Richard (Harry) Wijnschenk (born 24 January 1964 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch politician. From 2002 to 2003 he was an MP for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF), and later for the Wijnschenk Group. He briefly served as leader of the LPF i ...

. Peperkoorn subsequently returned to work for the military and attained the rank of general. He was appointed Order of Orange-Nassau in 2018.

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21st-century Dutch politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Pim Fortuyn List politicians Royal Netherlands Army officers {{DEFAULTSORT:Peperkoorn, André Year of birth missing (living people) Living people