Max Aardema

Marcus "Max" Aardema (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkʏs mɑks ˈaːrdəmaː]; born 11 February 1963) is a Dutch politician and former police officer representing the Party for Freedom.

Max Aardema
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2017
Member of the States of Friesland
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2011
Personal details
Born	Marcus Aardema (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 62) Drachten, Netherlands
Political party	Party for Freedom

Career

Before entering politics, Aardema was an officer of the Dutch National Police and worked as a coordinator with the crime investigation unit.^[1]

He has been a member of the States of Friesland since 10 March 2011 and a member of the Senate, where he is temporarily replacing Martin van Beek, since 31 October 2017.^[2][3] Following the 2023 Dutch general election, he became a member of the House of Representatives for the PVV. His specialties are police, fire brigade, disasters, and legal protection.^[4]

House committees

• Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (chair)
• Committee for Justice and Security
• Committee for Foreign Trade and Development
• Committee for Asylum and Migration^[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Max Aardema

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2015	Senate		Party for Freedom	13	600[a]	9	Lost[b]	[6]
2017	House of Representatives			25	1,593	20	Lost	[7]
2019	Senate			5	555[c]	5	Lost	[8]
2021	House of Representatives			47	831	17	Lost	[9]
2023	House of Representatives			19	2,317	37	Won	[10]
2025	House of Representatives			27

Notes

1. Weighted votes
2. Aardema was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
3. Weighted votes