Martin Bosma
Dutch politician (born 1964)
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- Martin Bosma (born 16 July 1964) is a Dutch politician and former journalist who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025.
- He also served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2010 until 2023.
- Early years and education Born in Wormer, Bosma studied political science with a specialisation in public administration at the University of Amsterdam and sociology at the New School of Social Research in New York City.
- His initial supervisor was Meindert Fennema.
Martin Bosma (born 16 July 1964) is a Dutch politician and former journalist who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. He entered the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) on 30 November 2006, and served as his party's spokesperson on matters of higher education, mass media and culture. He also served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2010 until 2023. On 14 December 2023, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Early years and education
Born in Wormer, Bosma studied political science with a specialisation in public administration at the University of Amsterdam and sociology at the New School of Social Research in New York City. He has been pursuing a doctorate at the University of Amsterdam, but his dissertation about the Dutch involvement in the anti-apartheid movement was rejected for a second time in 2024. His initial supervisor was Meindert Fennema.
He worked many years for several news media, first as a reporter for one of his local papers, De Zaanlander, and as one of the principal anchormen for Hoeksteen Live, a monthly cable TV programme in the 1990s described as a "political programme with a cultural supplement", and subsequently for outlets including CNN Business News, ABC's Nightline and NOS Journaal. From 2002 to 2004 he was director of Nederlandse Radiogroep and from 2004 to 2006 he was active as a political consultant for the PVV's predecessor Groep Wilders.
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