Jesse Feras Klaver(born 1 May 1986) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of theHouse of Representativessince 2010 andLeader of GroenLinkssince 2015. Prior to this, he chaired the youth union of theChristian National Trade Union Federationfrom 2009 to 2010.
Jesse Klaver | |
|---|---|
 Klaver in 2020 | |
| Leader of GroenLinks | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bram van Ojik |
| LeaderofGroenLinksin theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 12 May 2015 – 27 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bram van Ojik |
| Memberof theHouse of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesse Feras Klaver 1 May 1986 Roosendaal,Netherlands |
| Political party | GroenLinks |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party[1] |
| Spouse |
Jolein Klaver (m.2013) |
| Children | 4[2] |
| Residence(s) | The Hague,Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Avans University of Applied Sciences |
| Occupation | Politician,trade unionist |
| Website | www |
Early life
editJesse Feras Klaver was born on 1 May 1986 inRoosendaal.His father has aRiffian-Moroccanbackground and his mother has a mixed Dutch andIndonesianbackground.[3]He grew up in a social housing project without the presence of his father.[4]His grandparents played a large role in his upbringing.[5]Between 1999 and 2004, he attended theVMBOat theWaldorf schoolMichael College inPrinsenbeek.[6]
Between 2006 and 2009, he was member of the board ofDWARS,the youth organization ofGroenLinks.First, he was duo-chair for organization matters, later he was secretary and then he was elected chair. As chair, he supported the "freedom-loving course set byFemke Halsema"against the morecommunitarianelements within the party.[7]In addition to serving in this function, he studiedsocial workat theAvansand the transition program for the masterpolitical scienceat theUniversity of Amsterdam.He quit the transition program before finishing it.[6]
On 17 September 2009, he was elected chair of the youth union of the CNV.[8]As chair he announced he would put less emphasis on the Christian character of the CNV.[9]He supported raising the retirement age to 67.[8]On 1 December 2009, he was appointed to theSocial and Economic Council.Being 23 years old, he was the youngest member ever to sit on this council.[10]In addition to chairing the CNV youth union, he co-authored the 2010 GroenLinks election manifesto; he was member of the board of the Christian Social Youth Congress and he was founder of the climate NGO Youth Copenhagen Coalition.[6]
Political career
editIn 2010, Klaver was placed seventh on the list of GroenLinks for the2010 elections.[11]GroenLinks won ten seats. Klaver became spokesperson social affairs, employment, education and sport.[12]Hismaiden speechconcerned higher education.
In 2010, he was nominated as "political talent of the year" by political journalists.[13]For the2012 electionsKlaver headed the campaign team of GroenLinks and he was fourth on the list of candidates of GroenLinks. This was enough to be elected, as GroenLinks got exactly four seats. HisTEDtalkin the late-night talk showPauw & Wittemanin January 2013, was chosen as the best of five young politicians.[14]
In 2013, he co-authored the memo "Mooi Nederland" ( "Beautiful Netherlands" ) withLutz Jacobi(PvdA) andStientje van Veldhoven(D66) which set out to protect nature, the landscape, flora and fauna. In 2013, he authored a private member's bill which through transparency sought to reduce food wastage. In 2014, he authored the proposal "Kansen voor kinderen voor het vmbo" ( "Opportunities for Children in pre-vocational education" ).
Klaver received international attention for opposing tax evasion in 2013.[15]Klaver co-authored the agreement on the student benefit with the minister of EducationJet Bussemakerand spokespersons of theVVD,D66,PvdA.[16]He attended the inauguration of King Willem Alexander and took the oath "Zo Waarlijk helpe mij God almachtig".
On 12 May 2015, party leaderBram van Ojikannounced that Klaver would be taking over party leadership effective immediately.[17]Until then, Klaver had acted as a spokesperson for finance, agriculture, nature, animal welfare, education, culture and science. He is member of parliamentary committees onforeign affairs,defence,European affairs,economic affairs,finance,education,budgetary control,social affairs,healthand procedural affairs.
Klaver continued to be GroenLinks' party leader during theDutch general election of 2017.His party gained 10 seats, rising to an all-time high of 14, but in the 2021 election fell to 8. He was re-elected on the sharedGroenLinks–PvdAlistin November 2023,and he became the party's spokesperson on European affairs.[18]
Thanks to his political engagement he was nominated in 2018 as aEuropean Young Leader(EYL40). Klaver is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List.[19]
Other activities
edit- Friends of Europe, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)[20]
Personal life
editKlaver married his wife Jolein on 3 May 2013.[21]He has four sons.[22]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 7 | 2,466 | 10 | Won | [23] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 4 | 3,351 | 4 | Won | [24] | |
| 2017 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 1 | 651,483 | 14 | Won | [25] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks | 1 | 227,982 | 8 | Won | [26] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | GroenLinks–PvdA | 3 | 149,437 | 25 | Won | [27] | |
References
edit- ^"GroenLinks-leider Klaver lid geworden van PvdA".nos.nl(in Dutch). 14 July 2023.Retrieved14 July2023.
- ^"Jesse Klaver and his wife Jolein have become parents for the fourth time. The couple has had a fourth son, the GroenLinks-PvdA politician reports on Instagram. Klaver did not share the boy's name".NU. 3 July 2024.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Calvinist en er goed uit zien"(in Dutch),Trouw.
- ^"Jesse Klaver".European Greens.Retrieved23 June2017.
- ^Jan Tromp, "Het slimme prinsenkind van GroenLinks" (in Dutch),de Volkskrant,19 February 2013.
- ^abc"J.F. (Jesse) Klaver"(in Dutch),Parlement & Politiek.
- ^"GroenLinks is de juiste weg ingeslagen"(in Dutch),de Volkskrant.
- ^ab"Jesse Klaver nieuwe voorzitter CNV Jongeren"(in Dutch),De Telegraaf.
- ^"Minder hameren op c van het cnv"(in Dutch),Nederlands Dagblad,2009.
- ^CNV krijgt tijdelijk nieuw bestuursmodelon CNV.nl
- ^Klaar voor de toekomst: Veelzijdige kandidatenlijst vastgesteldArchived21 April 2010 at theWayback Machine,GroenLinks.
- ^Portefeuilleverdeling Tweede KamerfractieArchived30 June 2010 at theWayback Machine,GroenLinks.
- ^"Pers kiest politicus van het jaar 2010"(in Dutch),Nederlandse Omroep Stichting.
- ^GroenLinks-Kamerlid Jesse Klaver houdt een TEDTalk,VARA.
- ^"Dutch to crack down on tax loopholes exploited by multinational firms",The Independent,13 April 2013.
- ^Kabinetsplannen studiefinanciering: studievoorschotArchived19 October 2014 at theWayback Machineon Rijksoverheid.nl
- ^"Van Ojik weg als fractieleider GroenLinks, Klaver volgt op"(in Dutch).Nederlandse Omroep Stichting.12 May 2015.Retrieved19 May2015.
- ^"Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer"[House of Representatives portfolios].GroenLinks–PvdA(in Dutch).Retrieved31 March2024.
- ^"Jesse Klaver Is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List".
- ^Friends of Europe appoints 29 new members to its Board of TrusteesFriends of Europe, press release of 25 June 2020.
- ^"Jesse Klaver, frontman van GroenLinks".Mediabiografie. 5 December 2015.Retrieved19 February2017.
- ^"Jesse Klaver and his wife Jolein have become parents for the fourth time. The couple has had a fourth son, the GroenLinks-PvdA politician reports on Instagram. Klaver did not share the boy's name".NU. 3 July 2024.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010"[Results 2010 general election](PDF).Dutch Electoral Council(in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp.34–25.Retrieved22 December2023.
- ^"Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012"[Results 2012 general election](PDF).Dutch Electoral Council(in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp.86–87.Retrieved22 December2023.
- ^"Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)"[Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF).Dutch Electoral Council(in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp.122–123.Retrieved21 December2023.
- ^"Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021"[Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021](PDF).Dutch Electoral Council(in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp.102–103.Retrieved21 December2023.
- ^"Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023"[Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF).Dutch Electoral Council(in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp.23–31, 199.Retrieved21 December2023.
External links
edit
- (in Dutch)Parlement biography
- (in Dutch)House of Representatives biography
- (in Dutch)JesseKlaver.nlArchived25 July 2009 at theWayback Machine,Website Jesse Klaver
- (in Dutch)Jesse KlaverArchived11 September 2013 at theWayback Machine,GroenLinks.nl
- (in Dutch)Jesse Klaver,Twitter