29 Facts About Michiel Hoogeveen

Michiel P Hoogeveen was born on 6 July 1989 and is a Dutch politician of the right-wing conservative JA21 party.

Michiel Hoogeveen started his career in the financial sector and as a freelance North Korea researcher.

Michiel Hoogeveen became a member of Forum for Democracy in 2016 and was elected to the States of South Holland three years later.

Michiel Hoogeveen left the party in 2020 and subsequently joined JA21, which he represented in the European Parliament as part of the European Conservatives and Reformists between April 2021 and July 2024.

Michiel Hoogeveen attended the secondary school Bonaventura College and went to The Hague University of Applied Sciences, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2011.

Michiel Hoogeveen then studied political science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and graduated with a Master of Science degree in 2013 after completing his thesis about inter-Korean economic relations.

Michiel Hoogeveen has worked at several banks including KAS Bank and he served as an independent researcher of North Korea at the same time.

Michiel Hoogeveen traveled to the country three times between 2014 and 2017.

Michiel Hoogeveen instead called for diplomatic talks with North Korea.

Michiel Hoogeveen has told that the book was intended to stop the flood of disinformation, and he managed to paint a nuanced picture of North Korea "without glossing over Kim Jong-un's dictatorship" according to one review in Trends magazine.

Michiel Hoogeveen has served on the board of Pugwash Netherlands, an organization addressing weapons of mass destruction.

Michiel Hoogeveen joined the right-wing conservative Forum for Democracy party in 2016 after having attended a speech by party leader Thierry Baudet.

Michiel Hoogeveen participated in the March 2019 provincial elections as the party's ninth candidate in South Holland and was elected to the States of South Holland.

Michiel Hoogeveen left his job as a risk consultant at KPMG to join the campaign.

In 2019 Michiel Hoogeveen, told in an interview on Dutch withdrawal from the European Union, that thinking on a European level is undermining the Dutch identity.

Michiel Hoogeveen has since clarified his position, stating that he favoured reforming the EU and the Eurozone instead of an immediate withdrawal.

Michiel Hoogeveen received 9,521 preference votes, but FVD's three seats were not sufficient for Hoogeveen to be elected.

Michiel Hoogeveen decided to keep his seat, and he was joined by four more States of South Holland members of FVD.

Michiel Hoogeveen later joined the splinter party JA21 and kept his position as press officer and political adviser, as Eppink, Roos, and Rooken had all joined that party as well.

Michiel Hoogeveen was JA21's ninth candidate in the 2021 general election, but he was not elected to the House of Representatives due to the party winning three seats.

Michiel Hoogeveen became JA21's spokesperson for economic and monetary affairs, international trade, and gender equality, and he was on the following committees and delegations:.

In 2022, during a period of high inflation, Michiel Hoogeveen blamed high government spending and monetary policy.

Michiel Hoogeveen represented the European Parliament in negotiations over reforms of European Long Term Investment Funds, and he became shadow rapporteur on a proposal by the European Commission to introduce a digital euro.

Michiel Hoogeveen opposed the latter, calling it "a solution looking for a problem".

Michiel Hoogeveen said it could cause confusion, undermining trust in the financial system, and he raised concerns about a possible bank run.

Michiel Hoogeveen was rapporteur on a regulation mandating that money transfers between European banks take no longer than ten seconds.

Besides, Michiel Hoogeveen continued to criticize the West's approach towards North Korea; he said denuclearization of North Korea would not be achieved through directly demanding it.

Michiel Hoogeveen instead proposed to normalize relations such that they would feel safe to lower their defenses.

Michiel Hoogeveen ran for re-election in June 2024 as JA21's lead candidate.