| Machiel de Graaf | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Senate leader - Party for Freedom Senate of the Netherlands | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 19 September 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Machiel de Graaf (1969-06-26) 26 June 1969 Scheveningen, Netherlands | 
| Political party | PVV (since 2009) | 
| Residence(s) | The Hague, Netherlands | 
| Alma mater | University of Applied Sciences Leiden (BSc, Physical therapy) | 
| Occupation | Politician, sales manager, physical therapist | 
| Website | (in Dutch) Official website | 
Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈɣil də ɣraːf]; born 26 June 1969) is a Dutch politician and physical therapist. As a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) he was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader from 7 June 2011 to 20 September 2012. He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. He has already been a PVV member of the municipal council of The Hague since 11 March 2010 as well as fraction leader since 20 January 2011.
De Graaf origins from a family of fishermen of Scheveningen. Educated as a physiotherapist, he worked in this branch from 1995 to 1999 and as a salesmanager in the pharmaceutical industry from 1999 to 2008. Since 15 November 2010 he has been working for the parliamentary group of the PVV.
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- (in Dutch) Senate biography
| Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16) | |
| Labour Party (PvdA: 14) | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11) | 
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| Party for Freedom (PVV: 10) | |
| Socialist Party (SP: 8) | |
| Democrats 66 (D66: 5) | 
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| GreenLeft (GL: 5) | |
| Christian Union (CU: 2) | |
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1) | |
| 50PLUS (50+: 1) | |
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1) | |
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | 
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| Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned)  Bold also signifies the President  | |
