Gidi Markuszower
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
21 March 2017
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
9 June 2015 – 21 March 2017
Personal details
Born
Gideon Markuszower

(1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citizenship
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2000–2006)
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem (Bachelor of International Development)
VU University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws)
University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician
Corporate director
Political consultant

Gideon "Gidi" Markuszower (born 27 October 1977) is an Israeli–Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He became a member of the Netherlands Senate on 9 June 2015.[1] During the 2017 Dutch general election he was elected to the House of Representatives, and gave up his Senate seat. He was fourth on the Party for Freedom list in 2023 Dutch general election, and thus will continue to sit in the House of Representatives.[2]

Markuszower had earlier sat on the Party for Freedom list for the House of Representatives However, research by the Dutch security service AIVD in 2010 suggested that he was influenced by a foreign security service, likely Mossad, and was considered a security risk to the Netherlands.[3] When this was communicated to party leader Geert Wilders, Markuszower withdrew himself as a candidate for the Tweede Kamer.[4]

Political career

In the elections for the Dutch Senate in 2015 Markuszower, who was in fifth place in the Party for Freedom candidate list, was chosen as a member of the Senate. He took his seat on 9 June 2015. He become the chairman for committee for Immigration and Asylum, and for Justice and Home Affairs.

In 2017, Markuszower was elected to the House of Representative elections, after being placed fourth on the Party for Freedom's candidate list. As a consequence he stepped down from the Senate.

In November 2017 Markuszower called for the general public to be able to appoint judges, a task for House of Representatives and council members. In 2018, Markuszower Wilders took over the co-defense of a private member's bill from Geert Wilders concerning the detention of suspects in the interest of national security. He was supported by Machiel de Graaf and Sietse Fritsma.

Personal life

Markuszower lives in Amsterdam. He was a member of the council for the Dutch-Israeli Head Synagogue (Nederlands-Israëlitische Hoofdsynagoge). From June 2014 he was treasurer of the Dutch-Israeli Religious Society (Nederlands-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap). In 2018 he was removed from his management position because "of a pattern of insults, denigrating statements and threatening language."[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Gidi Markuszower
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 4 1,101 20 Won [6]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 1,245 17 Won [7]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 4 2,845 37 Won [8]

References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) Omstreden PVV'er terug op de lijst, NOS, 24 March 2015
  2. ↑ "Mr. G. (Gidi) Markuszower". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ↑ "AIVD onderzocht Israëlische contacten Wilders". 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "PVV'er ging weg na waarschuwing AIVD". 22 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Pvv'er Markuszower geschorst als bestuurslid orthodox joodse gemeenschap".
  6. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.


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