Eddie van Marum

Eltje "Eddie" van Marum (; born 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He served as State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen in the Schoof cabinet between July 2024 and February 2026.

Career Van Marum has held jobs as musk rat control expert, fauna expert, counter-expert in damage assessment, and funeral arranger.

He became a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen following March 2023 provincial elections, and he was subsequently involved in the formation of a governing coalition. Van Marum focused on agriculture, fishery, nature, water, and earthquake damage caused by gas extraction from the Groningen gas field. He has spoken out against political polarization, and he opposed the "strict implementation of European Union directives and rules." He is responsible for addressing the aftermath of earthquakes induced by former gas extraction from the Groningen field.

After the PVV left the cabinet in June 2025, Van Marum also assumed responsibility for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation from Zsolt Szabó.

Personal life As of 2024, his boyfriend was called Gert. He has one son, from a previous relationship, and two stepdaughters.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2024 European Parliament Farmer–Citizen Movement 20 2,860 2 2025 House of Representatives Farmer–Citizen Movement 14 796 4