# Annabel Nanninga

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Dutch politician (born 1977)

Annabel Nanninga Nanninga in 2021 Member of the House of Representatives Incumbent Assumed office 12 November 2025 Leader of JA21 in the Senate In office 18 December 2020 – 6 November 2025 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Karin van Bijsterveld Member of the Senate In office 15 February 2021 – 6 November 2025 Succeeded by Toine Beukering In office 11 June 2019 – 25 October 2020 Member of the States of North Holland In office 28 March 2019 – 28 March 2023 Member of the Amsterdam Municipal Council In office 29 March 2018 – 7 November 2023 Personal details Born Annabella Nanninga (1977-11-06) 6 November 1977 (age 48) Amsterdam, Netherlands Party JA21 (since 2020) Other political affiliations FvD (2017–2020) Children 3 Occupation Journalist • Politician

**Annabella** "**Annabel**" **Nanninga** (born 6 November 1977) is a Dutch politician and former journalist who co-founded the [JA21](/source/JA21) party alongside [Joost Eerdmans](/source/Joost_Eerdmans) in 2020. She has been a member of the [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)) since 2025. Nanninga previously led the party in the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) (2020–2025) and was a representative in the [States of North Holland](/source/Provincial_Council_of_North_Holland) (2019–2023).[1] She was first a member of the [Amsterdam Municipal Council](/source/Government_of_Amsterdam) from 2018 to 2023, first elected for [Forum for Democracy](/source/Forum_for_Democracy) (FvD).

## Early life

Nanninga was born in the Amsterdam neighbourhood [Dapperbuurt](/source/Dapperbuurt). Also in Amsterdam, she attended the prestigious [Barlaeus Gymnasium](/source/Barlaeus_Gymnasium) (high school). In an interview with *[RTL Nederland](/source/RTL_Nederland)*, she stated that she sometimes skipped classes to self-educate in the public library at the [Prinsengracht](/source/Prinsengracht). Nanninga subsequently dropped out of school as a teenager and held various jobs including in an ice cream parlor, as a caterer and in a fashion store.[2]

## Career

In 2012, she took an interest in blogging and journalism and began submitting op-eds to *[GeenStijl](/source/GeenStijl),* *[PowNed](/source/PowNed),* and *[Veronica Magazine](/source/Veronica_Magazine)* among others.[3] In 2014, she co-founded the Dutch online news platform *[Jalta.nl](/source/Jalta.nl)* with [Joshua Livestro](/source/Joshua_Livestro) and was the site's managing editor until 2015. The website hired notable figures such as [Frits Bolkestein](/source/Frits_Bolkestein), [Thierry Baudet](/source/Thierry_Baudet) and [Hafid Bouazza](/source/Hafid_Bouazza) to write columns. She was also a columnist for *DeJaap* magazine.[4]

## Political career

In the [2018 Dutch municipal elections](/source/2018_Dutch_municipal_elections), she was the party leader for [Forum for Democracy](/source/Forum_for_Democracy) (FVD) in Amsterdam.[5][6] FVD received three seats in the municipal council. Nanninga was sworn in as a councilor on March 29, 2018. In March 2019 she also became a member of the [Provincial Council of North Holland](/source/Provincial_Council_of_North_Holland). In the same elections, she was elected in the [Provincial Council of Utrecht](/source/Provincial_Council_of_Utrecht) with preferential votes.[7] In October 2020 Nanninga went on maternity leave and was temporarily replaced by [Hugo Berkhout](/source/Hugo_Berkhout) and later by [Robert Baljeu](/source/Robert_Baljeu) in the Senate.[8]

In November 2020, she left the FvD, when this party, in her opinion, did not distance itself fiercely enough from antisemitic apps written by members of its youth division.[9] Together with former FvD candidate [Joost Eerdmans](/source/Joost_Eerdmans) she founded the party [JA21](/source/JA21). On February 15, 2021, she returned to the Senate from her leave and joined the Van Pareren faction, which was renamed the Nanninga faction and has 7 seats. The faction subsequently became part of JA21.

## Controversies

Nanninga posted a series of tweets on her [Twitter](/source/Twitter) page in 2006, which some people deemed antisemitic. According to others, her tweets were shown out of context and twisted in order to discredit her.[10] These tweets were retroactively deleted in 2020–2021, however multiple internet archives contain screenshots of the tweets. In subsequent interviews, Nanninga stated that the tweets were intended to be satirical and had to be considered in their specific context, on which she extensively elaborated in *Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad*.[11]

Nanninga wrote columns criticizing the influx of migrants during the [European refugee crisis](/source/European_refugee_crisis) and made satirical remarks regarding migrants from Africa trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Nanninga stated she used the ironic writing style of [Gerard Reve](/source/Gerard_Reve).[12]

## Personal life

Nanninga has three children: her first daughter was born when she was 19 years old; her second daughter followed three years later. In 2020 she had a son.[13] In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis, she sheltered a homosexual asylumseeker in her house for six months, because he was harassed at the asylum centre.[14][15]

## Electoral history

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

Electoral history of Annabel Nanninga Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref. Party seats Individual 2018 Amsterdam Municipal Council Forum for Democracy 1 14,753 3 Won 2019 Provincial Council of North Holland Forum for Democracy 15 7,509 9 Lost 2019 Provincial Council of Utrecht Forum for Democracy 14 6 Lost 2019 Senate Forum for Democracy 3 12 Won 2021 House of Representatives JA21 30[a] 11,396 3 Lost [16] 2022 Amsterdam Municipal Council JA21 1 11,821 2 Won 2023 Senate JA21 1 3 Won 2023 House of Representatives JA21 2 10,132 1 Lost [17] 2024 European Parliament JA21 14[a] 2,161 0 Lost [18] 2025 House of Representatives JA21 2 66,552 9 Won [19]

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-duwer_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-duwer_16-1) Nanninga participated as a *[lijstduwer](/source/Lijstduwer)*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal - Nanninga terug in Eerste Kamer in Fractie-Nanninga"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20210217/nanninga_terug_in_eerste_kamer_in). *www.eerstekamer.nl*. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Van ijsjes verkopen naar politiek: de carrière van FvD-kopstuk Annabel Nanninga](https://www.rtlz.nl/business/artikel/4658136/carriere-annabel-nanninga-forum-voor-democratie-fvd), RTL Z, 29 maart 2019. [Gearchiveerd](https://web.archive.org/web/20190515143225/https://www.rtlz.nl/business/artikel/4658136/carriere-annabel-nanninga-forum-voor-democratie-fvd) op 15 mei 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Vivienne Groenewoud (2016-08-16). ["In de nieuwste VROUW glossy - Annabel Nanninga (38): Ik word regelmatig bedreigd"](https://vrouw.nl/artikel/vrouw-glossy/35531/annabel-nanninga-38-ik-word-regelmatig-bedreigd). *Vrouw.nl*. Vrouw (De Telegraaf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021538/https://vrouw.nl/artikel/vrouw-glossy/35531/annabel-nanninga-38-ik-word-regelmatig-bedreigd) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Annabel Nanninga stapt over van Jalta.nl naar TPO.nl"](http://media.tpo.nl/2015/12/14/annabel-nanninga-stapt-over-van-jalta-nl-naar-tpo-nl/). *ThePostOnline*. 14 December 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190601041523/https://media.tpo.nl/2015/12/14/annabel-nanninga-stapt-over-van-jalta-nl-naar-tpo-nl/) from the original on 1 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Elif Isitman (2017-10-22). ["Columnist Annabel Nanninga wordt FvD-lijsttrekker in Amsterdam - Elsevierweekblad.nl"](http://www.elsevierweekblad.nl/nederland/achtergrond/2017/10/journalist-annabel-nanninga-wordt-fvd-lijsttrekker-in-amsterdam-552520/). *Elsevierweekblad.nl*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030126/http://www.elsevierweekblad.nl/nederland/achtergrond/2017/10/journalist-annabel-nanninga-wordt-fvd-lijsttrekker-in-amsterdam-552520/) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Columniste Nanninga lijsttrekker Forum voor Democratie in Amsterdam"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2199110-columniste-nanninga-lijsttrekker-forum-voor-democratie-in-amsterdam.html). NOS. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004427/https://nos.nl/artikel/2199110-columniste-nanninga-lijsttrekker-forum-voor-democratie-in-amsterdam.html) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de provinciale staten van Utrecht](https://web.archive.org/web/20190915090149/https://www.provincie-utrecht.nl/publish/pages/336771/2019-03-vaststelling-uitslag-ps2019-utrecht.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Berkhout (FVD) en Keunen (VVD) beëdigd als lid van de Eerste Kamer](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20201026/berkhout_fvd_en_keunen_vvd_beedigd), eerstekamer.nl, 26 oktober 2020. [Gearchiveerd](https://web.archive.org/web/20210303062548/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20201026/berkhout_fvd_en_keunen_vvd_beedigd) op 3 maart 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Redactie (2020-11-26). ["Eerdmans, Nanninga, Pouw en Vlaardingerbroek weg bij FvD"](https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/eerdmans-nanninga-pouw-en-vlaardingerbroek-weg-bij-fvd~b9405692/). *Trouw* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Reve, Jonathan van het (2018-03-12). ["Net als bij de IS-tweet van Nida was bij antisemitische tweets van Annabel Nanninga niemand geïnteresseerd in de context"](https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/net-als-bij-de-is-tweet-van-nida-was-bij-antisemitische-tweets-van-annabel-nanninga-niemand-geinteresseerd-in-de-context~ba6c34f8/). *de Volkskrant* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["'Ik ben het probleem niet'"](https://niw.nl/ik-ben-het-probleem-niet/). *NIW* (in Dutch). 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Het is weer lente! De Grote Oversteek begint](https://www.geenstijl.nl/3911571/het_is_weer_lente_de_grote_ove/), Geenstijl, 9 april 2014. [Gearchiveerd](https://web.archive.org/web/20210811104355/https://www.geenstijl.nl/3911571/het_is_weer_lente_de_grote_ove/) op 11 augustus 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Van ijsjes verkopen naar politiek: de carrière van FvD-kopstuk Annabel Nanninga](https://www.rtlz.nl/business/artikel/4658136/carriere-annabel-nanninga-forum-voor-democratie-fvd), RTL Z, 29 maart 2019. [Gearchiveerd](https://web.archive.org/web/20190515143225/https://www.rtlz.nl/business/artikel/4658136/carriere-annabel-nanninga-forum-voor-democratie-fvd) op 15 mei 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Korteweg, Ariejan (2017-07-22). ["Annabel Nanninga: 'Ik nam een asielzoeker in huis'"](https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/annabel-nanninga-ik-nam-een-asielzoeker-in-huis~b165aee2/). *de Volkskrant* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Verbeek, Fleur (2020-08-07). ["Nanninga (FVD) haalt hard uit naar VVD na gruwelijke aanval op lesbische asielzoeker - EW"](https://www.ewmagazine.nl/nederland/achtergrond/2020/08/lesbische-asielzoeker-aangevallen-in-azc-zware-brandwonden-770235/). *EWmagazine.nl* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2021/03/26/uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-17-maart-2021) [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 151–152. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["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. 115–116. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-eu24_19-0)** ["Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024) [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 8, 54–55. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["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. 111–112, 144. 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

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