Ráchel van Meetelen

Rachel Francis van Meetelen (born 12 March 1975) is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. She lives in Bergen op Zoom and since 1998 runs a poffertjes stand at fairgrounds. She is also, since 2023, a member of the management team of the National League of Fairground Business Owners (Nationale Bond van Kermisbedrijfshouders.)

In 2023, she stood, without any political experience, on third place on the candidate list for the Party for Freedom (PVV). She was elected, and she became the party's spokesperson for economic affairs and small and medium-sized enterprises.

House committee assignments Committee for Asylum and Migration (vice chair) Committee for Economic Affairs Contact group United States Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 8,023 37 2025 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 25 1,159 26