Machiel de Graaf (; born 26 June 1969) is a Dutch politician and

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. As a member of the

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(PVV) he was a member of the

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as well as

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from 7 June 2011 to 20 September 2012. He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. He has already been a PVV member of the

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since 11 March 2010 as well as fraction leader since 20 January 2011. De Graaf origins from a family of fishermen of Scheveningen. Educated as a physiotherapist, he worked in this branch from 1995 to 1999 and as a

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in the

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from 1999 to 2008. Since 15 November 2010 he has been working for the

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of the PVV.

References

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Parlement.com biography

External links

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Senate biography
1969 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of The Hague Party for Freedom politicians People in health professions from The Hague Dutch physiotherapists 21st-century Dutch politicians 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-politician-stub