Gidi Markuszower

Gideon "Gidi" Markuszower (born 27 October 1977) is an IsraeliDutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He became a member of the Netherlands Senate on 9 June 2015.[1] During the 2017 Dutch general election he was elected to the House of Representatives, and gave up his Senate seat.

Gidi Markuszower
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
21 March 2017
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office
9 June 2015  21 March 2017
Personal details
Born
Gideon Markuszower

(1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citizenship
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
(from 2010)
Other political
affiliations
Likud
(from 1997)
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(2000–2006)
Residence(s)Amstelveen, Netherlands
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem (Bachelor of International Development)
VU University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws)
University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician
Corporate director
Political consultant

Research by the Dutch security service AIVD in 2010 suggested that he was influenced by a foreign security service, likely Mossad.[2] When this was communicated to party leader Geert Wilders, he withdrew himself as a candidate for the Tweede Kamer.[3]

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