Machiel de Graaf

Machiel de Graaf
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office
20 September 2012 – 5 December 2023
Senate leader - Party for Freedom
Senate of the Netherlands
In office
7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012
Personal details
BornMachiel de Graaf
(1969-06-26) 26 June 1969
Scheveningen, Netherlands
PartyForum for Democracy (2025–present)
Other political
affiliations
PVV (2009–2023)
Alma materUniversity of Applied Sciences Leiden (BSc, Physical therapy)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • sales manager
  • physical therapist
Website(in Dutch) Official website
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Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈxil ˈɣraːf]; born 26 June 1969) is a Dutch politician and physical therapist. As a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) he was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader 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 municipal council of The Hague 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 salesmanager in the pharmaceutical industry from 1999 to 2008. Since 15 November 2010 he has been working for the parliamentary group of the PVV.