21 Facts About Martijn Bolkestein

Martijn N Bolkestein was born on 13 March 1972 and is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives between July 2020 and March 2021.

Martijn Bolkestein is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

Martijn Bolkestein had been a municipal councillor in Bloemendaal and a member of the States of North Holland.

Martijn Bolkestein was born on 13 March 1972 in the North Holland city Haarlem and grew up in the nearby villages Overveen and Bloemendaal.

Martijn Bolkestein attended the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem before studying economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam between 1990 and 1997.

Martijn Bolkestein's positions included financial and IT manager, and he worked for five years in Dubai for Shell Middle East.

In 2012, Martijn Bolkestein became an ethics and compliance manager at Shell.

Martijn Bolkestein left Shell in 2015 after having worked at the company for eighteen years.

Martijn Bolkestein worked as managing consultant at the firm Berenschot between April 2017 and his appointment as member of parliament.

Martijn Bolkestein became member of the Bloemendaal municipal council in March 2014 after the VVD received a plurality of five out of nineteen seats in the elections.

Martijn Bolkestein succeeded Peter Boeijink as party leader in Bloemendaal in January 2015.

Martijn Bolkestein did not run for re-election during the 2018 municipal elections.

Martijn Bolkestein wrote a book in that period called together with political scientist and fellow councilman Meindert Fennema.

Martijn Bolkestein appeared at place eleven on the party list of the VVD in North Holland during the 2019 provincial elections, but he was not elected.

When two members of the States of North Holland belonging to the VVD became members of the new provincial-executive, Martijn Bolkestein was appointed to the former body in June 2019.

Martijn Bolkestein was made member of the nature, agriculture, and health care committee as well as the VVD's spokesperson in the areas of livability and health care, recreation and tourism, and animal welfare.

Martijn Bolkestein left the states-provincial in September 2020 after he had become a member of parliament.

Martijn Bolkestein did not become a member of parliament, as his party won 33 seats and Bolkestein received 735 preferential votes.

Martijn Bolkestein joined the House of Representatives on 2 July 2020 because of his place on the party list after Bas van 't Wout had vacated his seat to become State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment.

Martijn Bolkestein did not appear on the party list for the 2021 general election, causing his term to end on 31 March.

Martijn Bolkestein resided in Haarlem while an MP and had lived in the village Aerdenhout before.