Willem Koops
Willem Koops | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Femke Zeedijk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willem J. Koops 24 October 1973 Delfzijl, Netherlands |
| Political party | New Social Contract |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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Willem J. Koops (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈkoːps]; born 24 October 1973) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of New Social Contract (NSC). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since December 2024.
Early life and legal career
[edit]Koops was born in 1973 in Delfzijl, and he attended the Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum.[1][2] He studied English language and chemistry at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan from 1991 to 1992 and Dutch law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1998 to 2001. During the latter period, he spent some time at Paris-Sorbonne University studying criminal law.[1]
Koops became a lawyer in 2002 for Stibbe in Amsterdam, and he subsequently worked for several other firms in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and The Hague.[1] He served as a partner, and he specialized in fraud cases, representing real estate entrepreneurs Rudy Stroink and Roger Lips among others.[1][3] Koops was a judge ad hoc in Gelderland at the same time.[4][5]
Politics
[edit]He joined NSC when it was founded by Pieter Omtzigt ahead of the November 2023 general election.[1] Koops was the party's 25th candidate, but he was not elected to the House of Representatives as NSC won 20 seats.[6] Because of his position on the party list, he became a member of parliament on 3 December 2024 following Femke Zeedijk's resignation.[7][4] Along with Mpanzu Bamenga (D66), he introduced a bill the same month to explicitly prohibit racial profiling during fraud detection and criminal investigations. They argued insufficient protection against the practice existed despite the Constitution's discrimination ban and other anti-discrimination legislation.[8]
House committee assignments
[edit]- Committee for Justice and Security
- Committee for Digital Affairs[2]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2024, Koops lived in The Hague.[2]
Electoral history
[edit]| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 25 | 213 | 20 | Lost[a] | [6] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Koops was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mr. W.J. (Willem) Koops". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Willem Koops". House of Representatives. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Wolzak, Martine (23 November 2024). "Pieter Omtzigt verwijt politici 'olie op het vuur te gooien'" [Pieter Omtzigt accuses politicians of 'adding fuel to the fire']. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Beëdiging Sander van Waveren en Willem Koops" [Swearing in of Sander van Waveren and Willem Koops]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Willem Koops". New Social Contract (in Dutch). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Model P 22-1: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal" [Model P 22-1: Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives] (PDF). Staatscourant (in Dutch). Vol. 2024, no. 119. 24 January 2024. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 4 December 2024 – via Overheid.nl.
- ^ "W.J. Koops en A. van Waveren benoemd als Tweede Kamerlid" [W.J. Koops and A. van Waveren appointed to the House of Representatives] (Press release) (in Dutch). Electoral Council. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Al Ali, Wafa (12 December 2024). "Wetsvoorstel moet ervoor zorgen dat etnisch profileren écht niet meer gebeurt" [Bill should make sure that ethnic profiling will really never happen again]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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