Theo Hiddema

Theo Upt Hiddema (born 1 April 1944) is a Dutch lawyer, media personality and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020. A former member of Forum for Democracy (FvD), which he left in 2022, he became a member of the Senate in 2021 following the resignation of Nicki Pouw-Verweij, holding a seat until 2023.

Early life Theo Hiddema was born on 1 April 1944 in Holwerd, Friesland.

Law Hiddema was accepted to the bar on 10 July 1975 in Maastricht. After an internship with Max Moszkowicz in Maastricht, he founded his own practice in 1981. There are currently two offices, one in Amsterdam and one in Maastricht. Since FvD managed to get enough electoral votes for two seats in the House of Representatives in the 2017 Dutch general election, Hiddema became a member of the House of Representatives. However, just over a week removed from his announcement, he changed his mind and said he wanted to be removed from the list due to the party's populist approach of opposing the government's coronavirus strategy. In April 2021, he became a FvD senator.