Machiel de Graaf

Machiel de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈxil də ˈɣraːf]; 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.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Graaf, not Graaf.

Machiel de Graaf
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 (age 56) 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

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.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Machiel de Graaf

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	14	515	17	Won	[1]