Pepijn van Houwelingen

Pepijn van Houwelingen
Van Houwelingen in 2024
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
12 November 2025
In office
1 April 2025 โ€“ 31 August 2025
Preceded byRalf Dekker
Succeeded byLidewij de Vos
In office
18 January 2024 โ€“ 18 November 2024
Preceded byFreek Jansen
Succeeded byRalf Dekker
In office
31 March 2021 โ€“ 5 December 2023
Personal details
BornPepijn van Houwelingen
(1980-02-24) 24 February 1980
Enschede, Netherlands
PartyForum for Democracy
Children2
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • social researcher
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Pepijn van Houwelingen (born 24 February 1980) is a Dutch politician of the conservative populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). He was elected to the House of Representatives in March 2021, and he served as a member of parliament until he lost his bid for re-election in November 2023. He returned to the House between January 2024 and November 2024 and once more between April 2025 and September 2025. Van Houwelingen holds a doctorate and has worked for The Netherlands Institute for Social Research for a decade.

Van Houwelingen has received media attention for several controversial statements with regard to his opposition to globalist ideas and the government's measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.