# Alexander van Hattem

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Dutch politician (born 1983)

Alexander van Hattem Leader of the Party for Freedom in the Senate of the Netherlands Incumbent Assumed office 16 January 2024 Preceded by Marjolein Faber Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 9 June 2015 Personal details Born (1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 43) Westerhoven, Netherlands Party PVV (2008–present) Other political affiliations LPF (2002–2008) Alma mater Avans Hogeschool

**Alexander Wilhelm Joannes Abraham van Hattem** (born 6 June 1983) is a Dutch politician who has been a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) for the [Party for Freedom](/source/Party_for_Freedom) since 2015 and is a member of the [Provincial Council of North Brabant](/source/Provincial_Council_of_North_Brabant). He currently serves as the PVV faction spokesman in the Senate.[1][2]

## Biography

### Early life and career

Van Hattem attended the SG Were Di grammar school in [Valkenswaard](/source/Valkenswaard) and then studied history at [Radboud University](/source/Radboud_University). He subsequently completed a law course at [Avans Hogeschool](/source/Avans_Hogeschool) in Tilburg and has run a legal consultancy firm since 2005. He has also worked as a project employee for local municipalities.[3]

### Politics

Van Hattem was previously a member of the [Pim Fortuyn List](/source/Pim_Fortuyn_List) (LPF) and was chairman of the LPF's youth wing *Jonge Fortuynisten.* He worked for the LPF municipal faction in [Eindhoven](/source/Eindhoven) and during the [2006 Dutch general election](/source/2006_Dutch_general_election) he stood as a candidate for the LPF in which the party ran as *List 5 Fortuyn* but was not elected. After the LPF was dissolved, he remained as chairman of the *Jonge Fortuynisten* which continued as an independent political organisation.[4] He subsequently worked as an intern for the [Party for Freedom](/source/Party_for_Freedom) and was elected to the [Provincial Council of North Brabant](/source/Provincial_Council_of_North_Brabant) in 2014 where he served as chairman of the Culture and Society Committee. That same year he encountered some controversy when he expressed support for controversial remarks made by [Geert Wilders](/source/Geert_Wilders) about Moroccan immigrants. After calls from other parties for him to be removed from the Culture and Society Committee, van Hatten apologized and was allowed to keep his position.[5] In 2015, he was elected to sit in the Senate for the PVV.

Van Hattem was reelected for the Netherlands Senate for another term in May 2023 and later succeeded [Marjolein Faber](/source/Marjolein_Faber) as the PVV's leader in the Senate after she was elected to the House of Representatives. He has also been a municipal councilor in ['s-Hertogenbosch](/source/'s-Hertogenbosch) since 2018.[6]

## Electoral history

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

Electoral history of Alexander van Hattem Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref. Party seats Individual 2003 Provincial Council of North Brabant Pim Fortuyn List 13 2 Lost 2006 Eindhoven Municipal Council 8 1 Lost 2006 House of Representatives 11 136 0 Lost [7] 2010 Eindhoven Municipal Council 10 37 2 Lost 2011 Provincial Council of North Brabant Party for Freedom 4 8 Won 2012 House of Representatives 36 213 15 Lost [8] 2015 Provincial Council of North Brabant 1 7 Won 2015 Senate 9 3,171[a] 9 Won [9] 2017 House of Representatives 48 205 20 Lost [10] 2018 's-Hertogenbosch Municipal Council 1 1 Won 2019 Provincial Council of North Brabant 1 4 Won 2019 Senate 3 1 5 Won [11] 2022 's-Hertogenbosch Municipal Council 1 1,199 1 Won [12] 2023 Provincial Council of North Brabant 1 47,165 4 Won [13] 2023 Senate 3 4 Won 2023 House of Representatives 44 416 37 Lost [14] 2025 House of Representatives 79 144 26 Lost [15]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Weighted votes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Fractieleden"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170110191707/http://www.pvveerstekamer.nl/fractieleden). *Partij voor de Vrijheid* (in Dutch). Archived from [the original](https://www.pvveerstekamer.nl/fractieleden) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["A.W.J.A. Van Hattem (PVV)"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/a_w_j_a_van_hattem_pvv#p2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Statenleden en fracties"](https://www.brabant.nl/politiek-en-bestuur/provinciale-staten/statenleden-en-fracties/statenleden/hattem_alexander-van.aspx).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["A.W.J.A. (Alexander) van Hattem"](http://www.parlement.com/id/vjsnbdph9wv9/a_w_j_a_alexander_van_hattem).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Omroep Brabant"](http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2094891393/PVVer+Alexander+van+Hattem+mag+aanblijven+als+commissievoorzitter+na+steunen+Marokkanenuitspraken.aspx).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["A.W.J.A. (Alexander) van Hattem"](http://www.parlement.com/id/vjsnbdph9wv9/a_w_j_a_alexander_van_hattem).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2006/11/27/proces-verbaal-zitting-kiesraad-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2006) [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 135–136. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2012/09/19/proces-verbaal-zitting-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2012) [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Kiesraad (28 May 2015). ["Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2015/05/28/proces-verbaal-verkiezingsuitslag-eerste-kamer-2015/getekend-proces-verbaal-eerste-kamerverkiezing-2015.pdf) (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 28–30. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2017/3/proces-verbaal-zitting-kiesraad-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2017/getekend-proces-verbaal-zitting-bekendmaking-uitslag-tweede-kamer-22-03-2017) [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Kiesraad (31 May 2019). ["Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-eerste-kamerverkiezing/zitting-bekendmaking-uitslag-ek-2019-door-csb/proces-verbaal-uitslag-eerste-kamerverkiezing-zitting-kiesraad-31-mei-2019/Proces-verbaal+van+de+verkiezingsuitslag+van+de+Eerste+Kamer.pdf) (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Gemeenteraad - 16 maart 2022"](https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731380) [Municipal council - 16 March 2022]. *Databank Verkiezingsuitslagen* (in Dutch). Dutch Electoral Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Proces-verbaal uitslag verkiezing Provinciale Staten Noord-Brabant 2023"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/verkiezingen/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/3/27/proces-verbaal-uitslag-verkiezing-provinciale-staten-noord-brabant-2023) [Report election results Provincial Council of North Brabant 2023] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 27 March 2023. p. 42. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-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. 35–36. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/publicaties/2025/11/07/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-verkiezing-van-de-tweede-kamer-2025-d.d.-7-november-2025) [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). *[Electoral Council](/source/Electoral_Council)* (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 15–16, 121–123. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 Senate 13 June 2023 – present GroenLinks–Labour Party 14 seats Rosenmöller (leader) Crone Fiers Van Gurp Janssen-van Helvoort Karimi Kluit-Sledsens Martens Ramsodit Recourt Roovers Thijssen Veldhoen Vos (president, 2025–present) Farmer–Citizen Movement 12 seats Lagas (leader) Croll Goossen Griffioen Heijnen Jaspers Klopman Van Knapen Kroon Van Langen-Visbeek Lievense Marquart Scholtz Oplaat Panman Van Wijk Walenkamp People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 9 seats Schippers (leader, 2023–2025) Klip-Martin (leader, 2025–present) Van Ballekom Van den Berg Bruijn (president, 2023–2025) Geerdink Kaljouw Van der Linden Meijer Musa Petersen Van de Sanden Straus Vogels Democrats 66 7 seats Van Meenen (leader) Aerdts Belhirch Croll Dittrich Griffioen Kanis Kilic-Karaasian Moonen Christian Democratic Appeal 6 seats Bovens (leader) Bakker-Klein Doornhof Prins-Modderaar Rietkerk Van Toorenburg Party for Freedom 4 seats Faber-van de Klashorst (leader, 2023–2024) Van Hattem (leader, 2024–present) Bezaan Van Kesteren Van Strien JA21 2 seats Nanninga (leader, 2023–2025) Van Bijsterveld (leader, 2025–present) Baumgarten Socialist Party 3 seats Janssen (leader) Van Aelst-den Uijl Van Apeldoorn Kox Christian Union 3 seats Huizinga-Heringa (leader) Holterhues Talsma Forum for Democracy 3 seats Dessing (leader) Kemperman Van den Oetelaar Party for the Animals (de jure) 2 seats Koffeman (leader, 2023–2025) Visseren-Hamakers (leader, 2025) Nicolaï (leader, 2025–present) Volt 2 seats Perin-Gopie (leader) Hartog Reformed Political Party 2 seats Schalk (leader) Van Dijk De Vries 50Plus 1 seat Van Rooijen (leader) Independent Politics Netherlands 1 seat Van der Goot (leader) Beukering Group 1 seat Beukering (leader) Van de Sanden Group 1 seat Van de Sanden (leader) Visseren-Hamakers Group 1 seat Visseren-Hamakers (leader) Walenkamp Group 1 seat Walenkamp (leader) Van Gasteren Group 1 seat Van Gasteren (leader) See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 2023–2025 2025–present

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) Jorritsma ‹Adriaansens› Arbouw Van Ballekom Van den Berg De Blécourt Bruijn (President) De Bruijn-Wezeman ‹Van der Burg› Geerdink Keunen Klip-Martin Meijer L. Vos ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) Knapen Atsma Doornhof Essers Van Kesteren Oomen-Ruijten Prins Rietkerk Rombouts ‹Soeharno› GroenLinks (GL – 8) Rosenmöller De Boer Ganzevoort Van Gurp Karimi Kluit Krijnen Veldhoen ‹Vendrik› Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) Bredenoord Backer Dittrich ‹Van Huffelen› Moonen Pijlman Stienen Van der Voort Labour Party (PvdA – 6) M. Vos Crone Fiers Karakus Koole ‹Nooren› Recourt ‹Sent› Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) Faber Bezaan Van Hattem Van Kesteren Van Strien Socialist Party (SP – 4) Janssen Van Apeldoorn Gerkens Janssen Kox Christian Union (CU – 3) Huizinga ‹Bikker› ‹Ester› † Kennedy Talsma Verkerk Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) Koffeman Nicolaï Prast ‹Teunissen› 50PLUS (50+ – 2) Van Rooijen Baay-Timmerman Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) Schalk Van Dijk Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) Dessing ‹Cliteur› Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) Raven ‹Gerbrandy› Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) Nanninga Berkhout Beukering Hermans Van der Linden Van Pareren ‹Pouw-Verweij› Van Wely Otten Group (Indep. – 2) Otten ‹Baljeu› ‹Rookmaker› De Vries Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) Frentrop Hiddema Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019) Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) ‹Hermans› Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (president) Bruijn ‹De Bruijn-Wezeman› Duthler ‹De Grave› Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen ‹Klip-Martin› Knip ‹Krikke› Schaap Schouwenaar ‹Swagerman› Van de Ven ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman ‹Hoekstra› N.J. van Kesteren Knapen ‹Lokin-Sassen› Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor Democrats 66 (D66: 10) ‹De Graaf› Engels ‹Andriessen› Backer ‹Bredenoord› ‹Gout-van Sinderen› Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan ‹Schaper› Schnabel Stienen ‹Vink› Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) Faber ‹Aardema› ‹Van Beek› Dercksen ‹P. van Dijk› Van Hattem ‹T. van Kesteren› Kok ‹Kops› ‹Markuszower› ‹Popken› ‹Van der Sluijs› Van Strien ‹Van Weerdenburg› Socialist Party (SP: 9) Kox Van Apeldoorn Don ‹Elzinga› Gerkens Köhler Meijer ‹Overbeek› ‹Reuten› ‹Ruers› ‹Wezel› Labour Party (PvdA: 8) ‹Barth› Postema Sent ‹Beuving› ‹Fiers› Nooren ‹Schrijver› ‹Sini› Verheijen ‹Vlietstra› ‹Vreeman› ‹Van Zandbrink› GroenLinks (GL: 4) Strik ‹Binnema› Ganzevoort Lindmeijer ‹Vos› Christian Union (CU: 3) Kuiper ‹Bikker› Ester ‹Sietsma› Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) Koffeman ‹Van Leeuwen› ‹Teunissen› Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) Schalk D. van Dijk 50PLUS (50+: 2) Nagel ‹Baay-Timmerman› ‹Van Rooijen› Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) Ten Hoeve Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

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