{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1974)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Pim Walenkamp | image = | alt = | caption = | office1 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start1 = 23 September 2025 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Eugène Heijnen]] | term_start2 = 13 June 2023 | term_end2 = 31 January 2024 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = [[Robbert Lievense]] | birth_name = Pim V. A. Walenkamp | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Tilburg]], Netherlands | party = [[Farmer–Citizen Movement|BBB]] (2021–2025) | other_party = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] (1989–2020) | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|teacher}} }}
'''Pim V. A. Walenkamp''' ({{IPA|nl|pɪɱ ˈʋaːlə(ŋ)kɑmp}}; born 2 May 1974) is a Dutch teacher and politician. He was a member of the [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] (BBB) between 2021 and 2025.
== Biography == Walenkamp was born in 1974 in [[Tilburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/alle_leden |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231007113029/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/alle_leden |archive-date = 7 October 2023 |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = Alle leden |trans-title = All members |language = nl }}</ref><ref name="ad">{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/zn-hele-leven-woont-ie-al-in-de-stad-nu-gaat-pim-49-voor-bbb-de-eerste-kamer-in-meer-dan-plattelandspartij~a1e40fa0/ |url-access = subscription |date = 19 March 2023 |last = Van Veldhuizen |first = Anouk |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Algemeen Dagblad|AD]] |title = Z'n hele leven woont 'ie al in de stad, nu gaat Pim (49) voor BBB de Eerste Kamer in: 'Meer dan plattelandspartij' |trans-title = Having lived in cities his entire life, Pim (49) will enter the Senate on behalf of BBB: 'More than a rural party' }}</ref> He studied Dutch language and history, and he subsequently became a teacher in the former subject. Walenkamp moved to [[Utrecht]] in 1995.<ref name="ad"/>
He had been a supporter of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA), but he decided to switch to BBB. Walenkamp was elected to the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] [[2023 Dutch Senate election|in May 2023]], and he was sworn in on 13 June.<ref name="ad"/><ref name="ek"/> He stepped down as of 1 February 2024 due to poor health and his combined workload as a teacher and politician, and he was succeeded by [[Robbert Lievense]].<ref name="ek">{{Cite press release |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20240202/pim_walenkamp_vertrokken_uit_de |date = 2 February 2024 |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = Pim Walenkamp vertrokken uit de Eerste Kamer |trans-title = Pim Walenkamp has left the Senate }}</ref><ref name="bbb">{{Cite press release |url = https://boerburgerbeweging.nl/eerste-kamer-fractie/wisseling-in-de-eerste-kamerfractie-bbb/ |date = 1 February 2024 |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] |title = Wisseling in de Eerste Kamerfractie BBB |trans-title = Switch in the Senate group of BBB }}</ref> Following the stepping down of [[Eugène Heijnen]], Walenkamp returned to the Senate on 23 September 2025. He was not allowed to rejoin the BBB [[parliamentary group]] because of an undisclosed 2024 agreement with the party, and he continued as an [[independent politician]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/bbb-raakt-weer-senaatszetel-kwijt-vertrekker-walenkamp-keert-terug-als-eenpitter/91664040.html|language=nl|access-date=23 September 2025|url-access=subscription|website=[[De Telegraaf]]|title=BBB raakt weer senaatszetel kwijt: vertrekker Walenkamp keert terug als eenpitter|trans-title=BBB again loses a Senate seat: Walenkamp leaves and returns as an independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|website=[[Parlement.com]]|language=nl|access-date=23 September 2025|date=23 September 2025|title=Pim Walenkamp en Shirin Musa beëdigd als Eerste Kamerleden|trans-title=Pim Walenkamp and Shirin Musa sworn in as senators|url=https://www.parlement.com/nieuws/202509/pim-walenkamp-en-shirin-musa-beedigd-als-eerste-kamerleden}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/drs_p_v_a_walenkamp_ma_fractie Senate profile] {{in lang|nl}}
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