Martijn van Helvert

Martijn Johanna Franciscus van Helvert (born 7 April 1978) is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously served as a member of the States of Limburg between 2011 and 2015.

Early life and education Van Helvert studied social geography in his first year at Utrecht University. He then proceeded to study history of ancient times and antique cultures at the same university between 1997 and 2003. Van Helvert was a high school teacher of history and antique culture in Sittard from 2002 to 2007. On 12 November 2014 he became a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) when he replaced Eddy van Hijum. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been serving as co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) since 2020.

On 24 June 2020 Van Helvert announced his candidacy for the party list leader position. On 30 June he withdrew his candidacy.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2021 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 25 15,212 15