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Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders
Wilders in 2014
Leader of the Party for Freedom
Assumed office
22 February 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the House of Representatives
Assumed office
23 November 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
26 July 2002
In office
25 August 1998 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born (1963-09-06) 6 September 1963 (age 60)
Venlo, Netherlands
Political partyPVV (2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Krisztina Márfai
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(m. 1992)​
ResidenceThe Hague
Alma materOpen University of the Netherlands
Websitegeertwilders.nl

Geert Wilders (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːrt ˈʋɪldərs]; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006.[1][2] He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives, having held a parliamentary seat since 1998. In the 2010 formation of the first Rutte cabinet, a minority government of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) – which he left in 2004 – and Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Wilders actively participated in the negotiations, resulting in a "tolerance agreement" between the PVV and these parties. He withdrew his party's parliamentary support in 2012, citing disagreements with the cabinet over proposed budget cuts.[3] Wilders is best known for his populism, anti-immigration, opposition to Islam and Euroscepticism,[4] and for his relations with Russia.[5] His views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2004, he has been protected at all times by armed police.[6]

Raised a Roman Catholic, Wilders left the church at his coming of age. His travels to Israel and the Arab world as a young adult significantly helped form his political views.[7] Wilders worked as a speechwriter for the conservative-liberal VVD; he later served as parliamentary assistant to party leader Frits Bolkestein from 1990 to 1998. He entered the municipal council of Utrecht in 1997. The following year he entered the House of Representatives. Citing irreconcilable differences over the party's position on the accession of Turkey to the European Union, he left the VVD in 2004 to form his own party, the Party for Freedom. Wilders has campaigned to stop what he views as the "Islamisation of the Netherlands". He has compared the Quran to Mein Kampf and has campaigned to have the book banned in the Netherlands.[8][9] He advocates ending immigration from Muslim countries,[8][10] and banning the construction of new mosques.[11] Wilders was a speaker at the Facing Jihad Conference in Israel in 2008, which discussed the dangers of jihad, and has called for a hard line against what he called "street terror" exerted by minorities in Dutch cities.[12] His controversial 2008 film featuring his views on Islam, Fitna, received international attention and extreme criticism. His party was also sued because content was used in his film without permission.[13] He has been described in the media as populist[14][15][16] and labeled far-right.[17][18][19] He was also described by the media as an Islamophobe.[20][21] Wilders rejects being labeled as far-right and views himself as a right-wing liberal, while saying he does not want to be "linked with the wrong rightist fascist groups".[22] More recently, Wilders has worked together with Marine Le Pen of the French National Front, as well as Austria's Freedom Party, Italy's Lega Nord and Belgium's Vlaams Belang.[23][24][25][26]

On 4 September 2020, the Dutch court convicted Wilders for group insults.[27][28][29]

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  3. ^ "Dutch prime minister says government austerity talks collapse". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ Traynor, Ian (17 February 2008). "'I don't hate Muslims. I hate Islam,' says Holland's rising political star". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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  6. ^ Wilders kan zich vrijheid nauwelijks herinneren Archived 3 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine NOS, 4 May 2015;
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  9. ^ "Nancy Graham Holm: Three Questions to Ask Geert Wilders about Anti-Islam Hate Speech". Huffington Post. USA. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  10. ^ Hardy, Roger (28 April 2010). "Dutch Muslim women striving to integrate". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2014. Mr Wilders wants the authorities to halt all immigration from Muslim countries.
  11. ^ Robert Marquand. "Dutch voters boost far-right party of Geert Wilders Archived 3 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine", The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2010.
  12. ^ "PVV: Leger inzetten tegen straatterreur Gouda" (in Dutch). Elsevier.nl. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  13. ^ "JP-tegner klar til sag mod Wilders" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  14. ^ West, Ed (30 January 2010). "Geert Wilders is not 'far Right'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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  16. ^ "Rechtspopulist Wilders in Monschau nicht willkommen". General-anzeiger-bonn.de. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  17. ^ Rothwell, James (15 March 2017). "Dutch election: Polls open as far-right candidate Geert Wilders takes on Mark Rutte". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Geert Wilders, Dutch Far-Right Leader, Is Convicted of Inciting Discrimination". The New York Times. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  19. ^ Gosden, Emily (11 February 2009). "Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders vows to defy UK ban". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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  21. ^ "Geert Wilders, the Islamophobe some call the Dutch Donald Trump, explained". Vox. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  22. ^ "In quotes: Geert Wilders". BBC. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  23. ^ "PVV: Wilders and Le Pen join forces on anti-EU group". EU Observer. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  24. ^ "Le Pen and Wilders forge plan to 'wreck' EU from within". The Guardian. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  25. ^ "Buoyant Le Pen seeks more allies for Eurosceptic group in Brussels". The Guardian. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  26. ^ "Le Pen and Wilders fail to form anti-EU bloc". BBC. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  27. ^ "Geert Wilders guilty of incitement". POLITICO. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Geert Wilders: Dutch far-right leader cleared of inciting hatred". BBC News. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  29. ^ Strafzaak Wilders - Cassatie, Politicus Geert Wilders is nu definitief veroordeeld wegens groepsbelediging

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