Thierry Baudet | |
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Chair and leader of Forum for Democracy | |
Assumed office 22 September 2016 | |
Leader of Forum for Democracy in the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 23 March 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Thierry Henri Philippe Baudet 28 January 1983 Heemstede, Netherlands |
Political party | Forum for Democracy (2016–present) |
Spouse(s) | Davide Heijmans (m. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Amsterdam |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (BA, LLM) Leiden University (PhD) |
Occupation | Politician, author |
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Thierry Henri Philippe Baudet (Dutch: [ˈtɕɛri boːˈdɛ(t), - bʌuˈdɛ(t)]; born 28 January 1983) is a Dutch politician, author, and self-declared[1] conspiracy theorist.[2] He is the founder and leader of the far-right Forum for Democracy (FvD), for which he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. He serves as the party's parliamentary leader.[3] A controversial politician due to his political views, as well as his use of personal attacks against his opponents, he was physically assaulted twice while campaigning in 2023.[4]