Hayke Veldman

Dutch politician

Hayke Veldman
Hayke Veldman
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 June 2014
In office
25 June 2014 – 30 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1969-11-05) 5 November 1969 (age 54)
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Habbo Siebold "Hayke" Veldman (born 5 November 1969) is a Dutch politician, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 25 June 2014 until 30 March 2021.

Life

Veldman was born on 5 November 1969 in Zoetermeer.[1] After attending high school in Rosmalen, he studied history at the Radboud University Nijmegen between 1989 and 1995. Veldman worked as a policy worker for the municipalities of Geldermalsen, Eindhoven, Arnhem and Helmond between 1996 and 2010.[1] He has had its own consultancy since 2010. He was member of the municipal council of Nijmegen from 16 March 2006 until 9 July 2014.[2] On 25 June 2014 he entered the House of Representatives when he replaced Pieter Litjens, who became alderman in Amsterdam.[3] His term in office ended 23 March 2017. He re-entered the House on 31 October 2017.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands he was party spokesperson for the issue.[4] After his departure from the Chamber, Veldman started his consultancy firm again. On 8 March 2021 he was appointed chairman of the Tilburg Court of Audit by the Tilburg city council. As of 1 February 2022, Veldman is a member of the Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden. On 21 May 2022 Veldman was elected the new president of the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation. Veldman has been an envoy for the Green Deal Sustainable Care since 1 June 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Drs. H.S. (Hayke) Veldman" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Afscheid Hayke Veldman" (in Dutch). Municipality of Nijmegen. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Hayke Veldman (VVD) beëdigd als Tweede Kamerlid" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ Harm Graat (6 April 2020). "Hayke Veldman is Kamerlid in 'oorlogstijd': 'rust, reinheid en boerenverstand'" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020.
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People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
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(PvdA – 35)
Socialist Party
(SP – 15)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 13)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 12)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 12)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
GroenLinks
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(SGP – 3)
Party for the Animals
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