Jeroen van Wijngaarden (born 29 March 1978) is a Dutch politician who has served as a member of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

since 2019, previously holding a seat from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the

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 ...

(VVD).

Early life and career

Van Wijngaarden was born on 29 March 1978 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. He studied change and personnel management at the

Hotelschool The Hague Hotelschool The Hague is a single sector university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. It was founded and funded in 1929 by the hospitality industry. In 2010, Hotelschool The Hague founded its university wide Research Centre, focusing on inte ...

between 1996 and 2000. He studied journalism, media and culture for one year at

Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ...

between 2002 and 2003. This was followed up by a study of Dutch law at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

from 2006 to 2011. Van Wijngaarden worked in communication and public affairs for several years, including as manager at

PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers is an international professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting ...

between 2011 and 2014.

Political career

Career in local politics

Van Wijngaarden served as member of the borough council of

Amsterdam-Zuid Amsterdam-Zuid (; ''Amsterdam South'') is a borough (''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The borough was formed in 2010 as a merger of the former boroughs Oud-Zuid and Zuideramstel. The borough has almost 138,000 inhabitants (2013). With 8, ...

from May 2007 until April 2014, including four years as party group leader.

Member of the House of Representatives

On 1 July 2014 Van Wijngaarden became member of the

for the first time when he replaced

Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga (; born 12 June 1963) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to ...

, who became

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

. His term in the House ended after the

2017 general election This national electoral calendar for 2017 lists the national/federal elections held in 2017 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *5 November ...

. Van Wijngaarden was re-admitted as member on 20 February 2019 when he succeeded

Foort van Oosten Foort van Oosten (born 25 June 1977 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch politician and lawyer. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie), he was a member of the House of Representatives between 20 ...

, who resigned to assume the mayorship of

Nissewaard Nissewaard () is a municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenisse and Bernisse on 1 January 2015. Nisse ...

. In addition to his committee assignments, Van Wijngaarden has been a member of the Dutch delegation to the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly is made up o ...

(PACE) since 2022.Jeroen van Wijngaarden

(PACE). In the Assembly, he serves on the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wijngaarden, Jeroen van 1978 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Dutch public relations people Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Politicians from Amsterdam People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians University of Amsterdam alumni 20th-century Dutch people