Alexander Kops

Alexander Kops (; born 23 November 1984) is a Dutch politician. On behalf of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV), he served in the Senate from 2014 to 2017, and he has served in the House of Representatives since 2017.

Early life and career Kops was born on 23 November 1984 in Leidschendam, and he later lived in Zoetermeer. Aged 16, he wrote a book about German grammar that was printed by Wolters-Noordhoff in 2003. He also wrote novels and poems in his adolescence, some of which appeared in the magazine . He called Herman Gorter his inspiration, and his poetry collection titled Door maanlicht gewekt (Awoken by moonlight) was published in 2015.

Political career In January 2011, Kops became a policy advisor of the PVV group in the European Parliament. He was sworn into the Senate on 8 July 2014 to succeed Marcel de Graaff, who had been elected to the European Parliament. He again occupied the 14th spot on the party list in the May 2015 Senate election. Despite the PVV securing nine seats, he was elected because he received more preference votes than any other candidate of his party. He was secretary of his parliamentary group from June 2015 until March 2017, and his portfolio contained foreign affairs, Europe, environment, spatial planning, and infrastructure. Kops also served on the Provincial Council of Gelderland from March 2015 until April 2017.

Personal life Kops has a wife and a daughter. As of 2025, he lived in Overasselt, Gelderland.

Electoral history + YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 27 319 2011 Senate 14 641 2012 House of Representatives 27 229 2015 Provincial Council of Gelderland 2 7,334 2015 Senate 14 5,214 2017 House of Representatives 19 679 2019 Provincial Council of Gelderland 12 2021 House of Representatives 6 1,128 2023 11 845 2025 12 436