Hilbrand Nawijn

Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (Kampen, 8 August 1948) is a Dutch politician,and until the 22nd of June 2005 a member of Lijst Pim Fortuyn.

Related Topics:
Kampen - 8 August - 1948 - Dutch - Politician - Lijst Pim Fortuyn

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After graduating Emelwerda College in Emmeloord Nawijn studied law at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. After a long career working for the Dutch Ministry of Justice he was elected in 2002 as a memeber of the Christen-Democratisch Appèl for the city council of Zoetermeer. Nawijn was an early supporter of right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn and in 2002 when Fortuyn founded the Lijst Pim Fortuyn Nawijn earned a place on the list. Despite the assassination of Fortuyn days before the election the LPF emerged with a successful result thus bringing Nawijn into the Dutch Parliament or Tweede Kamer. There he was made a minister in the first Balekenede cabinet.

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Emmeloord - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen - Ministry of Justice - 2002 - Christen-Democratisch Appèl - City council - Zoetermeer - Right-wing - Pim Fortuyn - Lijst Pim Fortuyn - Assassination - Tweede Kamer - Minister - Balekenede cabinet

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Due to the instability of the LPF following Fortuyn's death the first Balkenende cabinet lasted a short time leading to early elections in 2003. Due to Nawijns controversial conservative positions such as his support of the death penalty, he was placed at the bottom of the LPF's electoral list. This should have made it almost impossible for Nawijn to be reelected, however, the same right-wing statements which made him so unpopular to the political establishment won him a following among voters. Thus on election day Nawijn received enough indivdual votes to once again enter the Tweede Kamer.

Related Topics:
Conservative - Death penalty

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Despite still being a member of the LPF, Nawijn often butted heads within the party. In January of 2005 he left the LPF with the eventual goal of founding his own political party with a right-wing basis similar to the Flemish Vlaams Belang.

Related Topics:
Flemish - Vlaams Belang

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