Theo Hiddema
Dutch lawyer and politician (born 1944)
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- 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.
- Early life Theo Hiddema was born on 1 April 1944 in Holwerd, Friesland.
- After an internship with Max Moszkowicz in Maastricht, he founded his own practice in 1981.
- Hiddema became known as a lawyer in several famous cases, one against Florentine Rost van Tonningen-Heubel, the widow of a Dutch national-socialist during World War II, and the case against the violent and criminal Venlo Gang.
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.
Hiddema became known as a lawyer in several famous cases, one against Florentine Rost van Tonningen-Heubel, the widow of a Dutch national-socialist during World War II, and the case against the violent and criminal Venlo Gang.
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