# Max Aardema

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Dutch politician (born 1963)

Max Aardema Member of the House of Representatives In office 6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025 Member of the Senate In office 31 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 20 March 2018 tot 3 July 2018 16 October 2018 – 11 June 2019 Member of the States of Friesland In office 10 March 2011 – 5 December 2023 Personal details Born Marcus Aardema (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 63) Drachten, Netherlands Party Party for Freedom

**Marcus** "**Max**" **Aardema** (Dutch pronunciation: [\[ˈmɑrkʏs mɑks ˈaːrdəmaː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch); born 11 February 1963) is a Dutch politician and former [police officer](/source/Police_officer) representing the [Party for Freedom](/source/Party_for_Freedom).

## Career

Before entering politics, Aardema was an officer of the [Dutch National Police](/source/Dutch_National_Police) and worked as a coordinator with the crime investigation unit.[1]

He became a member of the [States of Friesland](/source/States_of_Friesland) on 10 March 2011 and a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) on 31 October 2017, initially replacing [Martin van Beek](/source/Martin_van_Beek) temporarily.[2][3] Following the [2023 Dutch general election](/source/2023_Dutch_general_election), he became a member of the House of Representatives for the PVV. His specialties were police, fire brigade, disasters, and legal protection.[4] He was not [re-elected in October 2025](/source/2025_Dutch_general_election), and his term ended on 11 November.[5]

### House committees

- Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (chair)

- Committee for Justice and Security

- Committee for Foreign Trade and Development

- Committee for Asylum and Migration[6]

## Electoral history

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

Electoral history of Max Aardema Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref. Party seats Individual 2015 Senate Party for Freedom 13 600[a] 9 Lost[b] [7] 2017 House of Representatives 25 1,593 20 Lost [8] 2019 Senate 5 555[c] 5 Lost [9] 2021 House of Representatives 47 831 17 Lost [10] 2023 19 2,317 37 Won [11] 2025 27 923 26 Lost [12]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Weighted votes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Aardema was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Weighted votes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Max Aardema 'zeer vereerd' met PVV-plek 25](https://www.lc.nl/friesland/Max-Aardema-%E2%80%98zeer-vereerd%E2%80%99-met-PVV-plek-25-21902434.html), *Leeuwarder Courant*, 6 januari 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "[M. (Max) Aardema](https://www.parlement.com/id/vkaqazblj5y5/m_max_aardema)" (in Dutch),*Parlement & Politiek*. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["M. (Max) Aardema on Parlement"](https://www.parlement.com/id/vkaqazblj5y5/m_max_aardema).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tweede Kamerfractie"](https://www.pvv.nl/tweede-kamerfractie.html) [House of Representatives group]. *[Party for Freedom](/source/Party_for_Freedom)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2590054-tromgeroffel-en-tranen-zeventig-vertrekkende-kamerleden-uitgezwaaid) [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. *[NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)* (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Max Aardema"](https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members_of_parliament/members_of_parliament/aardema-m-pvv). *[House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands))*. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** 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-10)** ["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. 64–65. 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)** ["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. 20–21. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["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. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["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. 13–14. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

## External links

- [Max Aardema](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/m_aardema_pvv) at the website of the Senate

v t e Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–2025 House of Representatives 6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025 Party for Freedom 37 seats Wilders (leader) Aardema Agema Blaauw Boon Van den Born Bosma (speaker) Boutkan Claassen Crijns Deen Van Dijck Emiel van Dijk Esser Faber Faddegon Graus Van Haasen Heutink Van der Hoeff De Jong Kops Madlener Maeijer Markuszower Van Meetelen Mooiman Mulder Nijhof-Leeuw Pool Ram Rep De Roon Smitskam Thiadens Uppelschoten Valize Van der Velde Vlottes Vondeling De Vree GroenLinks–Labour Party 25 seats Timmermans (leader) Bromet Bushoff Chakor Gabriëls Haage Hirsch De Hoop Kathmann Klaver Kröger Lahlah Van der Lee Maatoug Mohandis Mutluer Nordkamp Patijn Pijpelink Piri Slagt-Tichelman Stultiens Thijssen Tseggai Westerveld White People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 24 seats Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (leader) Aartsen Becker De Beer Bevers Bikkers Brekelmans Buijsse Van der Burg Van Campen Dral Van Eijk Ellian Erkens Van Groningen Peter de Groot Hartsuiker Heinen Hermans Van den Hil Kamminga Kisteman De Kort Martens-America Meulenkamp Michon-Derkzen Paul Rajkowski Richardson Tielen Veltman Verkuijlen De Vries Van der Wal New Social Contract 19 seats Omtzigt (leader, 2023–2024) Van Vroonhoven (leader, 2024–2025) Van Hijum (leader, 2025) Boomsma Bruyning Olger van Dijk Heite Hertzberger Holman Idsinga Daniëlle Jansen Joseph Kahraman Koops De Korte Kouwenhoven Van Oostenbruggen Palmen Postma Saris Six Dijkstra Soepboer Uitermark Veldkamp Verouden Van Waveren Welzijn Wingelaar Zeedijk Democrats 66 9 seats Jetten (leader) Bamenga Tjeerd de Groot Paternotte Paulusma Podt Rooderkerk Sneller Synhaeve Vijlbrief Van der Werf Farmer–Citizen Movement 8 seats Van der Plas (leader) Helder Joseph Keijzer Oostenbrink Pierik Rikkers-Oosterkamp Tuinman Vermeer Wijen-Nass Van Zanten Christian Democratic Appeal 5 seats Bontenbal (leader) Boswijk Inge van Dijk Krul Vedder Socialist Party 5 seats Marijnissen (leader, 2023) Dijk (leader, 2023–2025) Beckerman Dobbe Van Kent Van Nispen Denk 3 seats Van Baarle (leader) El Abassi Ergin Party for the Animals 3 seats Ouwehand (leader) Kostić Teunissen Forum for Democracy 3 seats Baudet (leader, 2023–2025) De Vos (leader, 2025) Dekker Van Houwelingen Freek Jansen Van Meijeren Reformed Political Party 3 seats Stoffer (leader) Diederik van Dijk Flach Christian Union 3 seats Bikker (leader) Ceder Grinwis Volt 2 seats Dassen (leader) Koekkoek JA21 1 seats Eerdmans (leader) See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027

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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