Marcial Hernandez

Dutch politician

Marcial Hernandez

Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
In office 17 June 2010 – 19 September 2012

Personal details
Born	Marcial Manrique Hernandez (1974-04-20) 20 April 1974 (age 50) Zaanstad, Netherlands
Political party	Independent (from 2012)
Other political affiliations	Party for Freedom (2010-2012)
Residence(s)	Kampen, Netherlands
Alma mater	Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Occupation	Politician Army Officer
Military service
Allegiance	The Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1998-2010 (Military reserve since 2010)
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	War on Terror

Marcial Manrique Hernandez (born 20 April 1974) is a Dutch former army officer and former politician.^[1]

He became a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) on 17 June 2010. As an MP, he focused on matters of the Dutch defense.

Hernandez announced on 3 July 2012, in the wake of a press conference by Geert Wilders, that he had just left the PVV due to internal struggles. He did so together with fellow MP Wim Kortenoeven.^[2] They formed the Kortenoeven/Hernandez Group, that was in Parliament until 19 September 2012 (after the general elections, in which they didn't take part).

References

(in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

^ (in Dutch) Twee PVV'ers uit fractie NOS
^ David Haakman (July 3, 2012). "Kortenoeven en Hernandez stappen uit PVV – 'LPF-achtige toestanden'". NRC.nl. Retrieved July 3, 2012.