Paul Meijer (politician)

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Paul Meijer
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Personal details
Born (1967-09-25) 25 September 1967 (age 54)
Dronten, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyPim Fortuyn List (2002-2004)
Forza! Nederland (2003-2021)
Party for the Netherlands (2006)
Belang van Nederland (2021-)
Alma materBell College Maastricht (defunct)
OccupationPolitician

Paul Meijer (25 October 1967) is a Dutch politician who was the leader and chairman of the regional Forza! Nederland party.

Political career[]

List Pim Fortuyn[]

Meijer began his political in the Pim Fortuyn List. He was elected as a councilor in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer for the LPF and represented the local government sector on LPF's national council.

Forza! Nederland[]

Meijer left the party in 2003 due to its deteriorating conditions and founded Forza! Nederland with fellow former LPF politician Fleur Agema, who was elected to the North Holland council. Forza! claims to be based on the core principles of the LPF.[1][2][3] Agema subsequently joined the newly formed Party for Freedom in 2006.[4] Meijer remained party chairman and a councilor for Forza! Nederland in Haarlemmermeer.[5][6] He spoke at the official commemoration for Theo Van Gogh in 2004.

In 2017, Meijer filed a police report over homophobic expressions.[7] In 2018, he filed a police report after the wheels of his car had been loosened.[8] In 2021, Meijer was expelled from the Forza! Nederland Haarlemmermeer faction over disputes with its new chairman Erik Vermeulen.[9][10][11][12]

Partij voor Nederland[]

In 2006, Meijer was on the Tweede Kamer elections list of Party for the Netherlands, led by Hilbrand Nawijn. The party, another spinoff of the LPF, was not elected into the national parliament.

Belang van Nederland[]

In 2021, Meijer joined the Belang van Nederland party founded by Wybren van Haga.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kernwaarden Fortuyn" (in Dutch). 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Paul Meijer" (in Dutch). Forza! Haarlemmermeer. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27.
  3. ^ "Verkiezingsonderzoek 2006 - Kafka" (in Dutch). Kafka.nl. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. ^ "M. (Fleur) Agema" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. ^ "Verkiezingsonderzoek 2006 - Kafka" (in Dutch). Kafka.nl. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. ^ Bakker, Jouri (2 July 2021). "Forza!-oprichter haalt bakzeil in strijd om voorzitterschap, wel 'verheugd' over vonnis" [Forza! founder backs down in battle for presidency, yet 'delighted' with verdict]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ "'Integratie is totaal mislukt'" [Integration totally failed] (video). De Telegraaf. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Raadslid naar politie om losgedraaide wielen" [Councilor to police over loosened wheels] (Paywall). De Telegraaf. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ^ Meershoek, Patrick (16 November 2020). "Haarlemmermeers Forza!-fractievoorzitter 'leefde op kosten van belastingbetaler'" [Haarlemmermeers Forza!-fraction chairman 'lived at the expense of the taxpayer']. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ^ Meershoek, Patrick (13 January 2021). "Oprichter Forza! Haarlemmermeer uit fractie gezet, doet live beklag op Facebook" [Founder Forza! Haarlemmermeer expelled from faction, complaints live on Facebook]. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  11. ^ Boele, Bart (2 July 2021). "Rechter: Forza Haarlemmermeer is niet van Paul Meijer" [Forza Harlemmermeer does not belong to Paul Meijer]. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  12. ^ Bakker, Jouri (10 June 2021). "Wil de echte Forza!-voorzitter opstaan? Oprichter eist via rechter hamer terug". NH Nieuws. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ^ Boele, Bart (17 October 2021). "Paul Meijer (ex-Forza) gaat raadsverkiezingen Haarlemmermeer in voor BVNL" [Paul Meijer (ex-Forza) enters Haarlemmermeer council elections for BVNL]. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  14. ^ Brannan, Nicolai (18 October 2021). "Paul Meijer verder als lijsttrekker van partij van Haga 'BVNL' in Haarlemmermeer". NH Nieuws. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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