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Reinette Klever

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Reinette Klever
Klever in 2024
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byLiesje Schreinemacher
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 20 September 2012
Personal details
Born
Reinette Joanne Klever

(1967-07-21) 21 July 1967 (age 57)
Weesp, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
Children3
Residence(s)Ermelo, Netherlands
Occupation

Reinette Joanne Klever (born 21 July 1967) is a Dutch politician, asset manager and broadcaster.

Career

Klever studied business economics.[1] She was a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 7 June 2011 to 20 September 2012. She subsequently served as member of the House of Representatives between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017, and she was her party's spokesperson for healthcare, economic affairs, and energy.[1][2][3] She advocated abolishing health insurance deductibles and proposed to fund this by scrapping the entire development cooperation budget.[1]

After her departure, Klever returned as an employee in her husband's investment company. She complained that her experience as a PVV politician complicated finding jobs.[1] In addition, she co-founded the broadcasting association Ongehoord Nederland [nl] (ON!), and she has been on its board since January 2022. Klever has been a regular commentator on its TV program Ongehoord Nieuws [nl], and she has repeatedly criticized the Dutch public broadcasting system.[3][4][5]

In June 2024, she was nominated to serve as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid in the new Schoof cabinet.[1] During her confirmation hearing, Klever was asked about her sharing a social media post about omvolking, referring to the far-right Great Replacement conspiracy theory. She refused to distance herself from the term as she had not used it, and she called it a "factual description of a demographic trend".[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Reinette Klever (PVV) wilde van ontwikkelingshulp af, nu beoogd minister" [Reinette Klever (PVV) wanted to get rid of development cooperation, now nominated as minister]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Drs. R.J. (Reinette) Klever" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Derix, Steven; Van den Dool, Pim; Stokmans, Derk; Vermeer, Oscar; Klumpenaar, Sjoerd; König, Eppo; Pelgrim, Christiaan; Bouwman, Boris (13 June 2024). "Van diplomaat tot Boer zoekt Vrouw-kandidaat: dit zijn de beoogde ministers van het kabinet-Schoof" [From diplomat to Farmer Wants Wife contender: These are the ministers-designate of the Schoof cabinet]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "PVV member must decolourize".
  5. ^ "PVV'er die ontwikkelingshulp wilde afschaffen nu kandidaat-minister voor Ontwikkelingshulp" [PVV politician who wanted to abolish development cooperation now candidate for development cooperation minister]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "PVV'er Klever ziet 'omvolking' niet als complottheorie na kritiek vanuit oppositie" [PVV politician Klever does not believe 'replacement' is a conspiracy theory following criticism from opposition parties]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Beoogd minister Klever (PVV) noemt omvolking 'feitelijke omschrijving demografische ontwikkeling'" [Minister-designate Klever (PVV) calls replacement a 'factual description of a demographic trend']. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.


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