People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...
from 25 June 2014 until 30 March 2021.
Life
Veldman was born on 5 November 1969 in Zoetermeer. After attending high school in Rosmalen, he proceeded to study history at the Radboud University Nijmegen between 1989 and 1995. Veldman worked as a policy worker for the municipalities of
Geldermalsen
Geldermalsen () is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Town of Geldermalsen
The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower ...
,
Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Arnhem and
Helmond
Helmond (; called ''Héllemond'' in the local dialect) is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands.
Helmond is home to several textile and metal companies. The Vlisco fa ...
between 1996 and 2010. He was member of the municipal council of
Nijmegen
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
from 16 March 2006 until 9 July 2014. On 25 June 2014 he entered the House of Representatives when he replaced
Pieter Litjens
Pieter Jan Marie Litjens (born 17 May 1968) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He is an Alderman in Amsterdam since 18 June 2014.
Litjens previously served as an Alderman for the Amsterdam borough Zuid ...
, who became alderman in Amsterdam. His term in office ended 23 March 2017. He re-entered the House on 31 October 2017. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands he was party spokesperson for the issue.