1. Silvio Erkens is a member of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
12 Facts About Silvio Erkens
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Silvio Erkens played water polo in his youth and received his diploma from the Kerkrade secondary school Rolduc College.
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Silvio Erkens studied political science at Radboud University Nijmegen starting in 2009 and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science.
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Silvio Erkens subsequently studied international relations for one year at the London School of Economics.
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Silvio Erkens then studied at Columbia Business School, located in New York City, and during his studies worked for a few months for the executive office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Silvio Erkens returned to Boston Consulting Group in 2018 as a project manager after obtaining an MBA.
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Silvio Erkens was campaign manager of the Limburg VVD during the 2019 provincial elections, and he was among the writers of the party's election program for Limburg.
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Silvio Erkens appeared 19th on the VVD's party list but was not elected to the States of Limburg due to his party receiving five seats.
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Silvio Erkens was the VVD's 18th candidate in the 2021 general election and helped write the election program.
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Silvio Erkens's specializations were climate, energy policy, and the Dutch Emissions Authority.
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Silvio Erkens argued for financially assisting the company and for partially nationalizing it if absolutely necessary.
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Silvio Erkens has been an advocate of nuclear power to mitigate climate change.