14 Facts About Jesse Klaver

Jesse Feras Klaver was born on 1 May 1986 and is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2010 and Leader of GroenLinks since 2015.

Jesse Feras Klaver was born on 1 May 1986 in Roosendaal.

Jesse Klaver's father has a Riffian-Moroccan background and his mother has a mixed Dutch and Indonesian background.

Jesse Klaver grew up in a social housing project without the presence of his father.

Jesse Klaver's grandparents played a large role in his upbringing.

In 2010, Klaver was placed seventh on the list of GroenLinks for the 2010 elections.

Jesse Klaver received international attention for opposing tax evasion in 2013.

Jesse Klaver co-authored the agreement on the student benefit with the minister of Education Jet Bussemaker and spokespersons of the VVD, D66, PvdA.

Jesse Klaver attended the inauguration of King Willem Alexander and took the oath "Zo Waarlijk helpe mij God almachtig".

On 12 May 2015, party leader Bram van Ojik announced that Jesse Klaver would be taking over party leadership effective immediately.

Until then, Jesse Klaver had acted as a spokesperson for finance, agriculture, nature, animal welfare, education, culture and science.

Jesse Klaver is member of parliamentary committees on foreign affairs, defence, European affairs, economic affairs, finance, education, budgetary control, social affairs, health and procedural affairs.

Jesse Klaver continued to be GroenLinks' party leader during the Dutch general election of 2017.

Jesse Klaver's party gained 10 seats, rising to an all-time high of 14, but in the 2021 election fell to 8.