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Willem Koops
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Willem J. Koops (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈkoːps]; born 24 October 1973) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of New Social Contract (NSC). He was a member of the House of Representatives between December 2024 and November 2025.
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Early life and legal career
[edit]Koops was born in 1973 in Delfzijl, and he attended the Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum.[1][2] He studied English language and chemistry at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan from 1991 to 1992 and Dutch law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1998 to 2001. During the latter period, he spent some time at Paris-Sorbonne University studying criminal law.[1]
Koops became a lawyer in 2002 for Stibbe in Amsterdam, and he subsequently worked for several other firms in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and The Hague.[1] He served as a partner, and he specialized in fraud cases, representing real estate entrepreneurs Rudy Stroink and Roger Lips among others.[1][3] Koops was a judge ad hoc in Gelderland at the same time.[4][5]
Politics
[edit]He joined NSC when it was founded by Pieter Omtzigt ahead of the November 2023 general election.[1] Koops was the party's 25th candidate, but he was not elected to the House of Representatives as NSC won 20 seats.[6] Because of his position on the party list, he became a member of parliament on 3 December 2024 following Femke Zeedijk's resignation.[7][4] His portfolio included legal protection and criminal prosecution.[8] Along with Mpanzu Bamenga (D66), he introduced a bill the same month to explicitly prohibit racial profiling during fraud detection and criminal investigations. They argued insufficient protection against the practice existed despite the Constitution's discrimination ban and other anti-discrimination legislation.[9] Koops was not re-elected in October 2025, as NSC lost all its seats, and his term ended on 11 November.[10]
House committee assignments
[edit]- Committee for Justice and Security
- Committee for Digital Affairs
- Contact group United States[2]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2024, Koops lived in The Hague.[2]
Electoral history
[edit]| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 25 | 213 | 20 | Lost[a] | [6] | |
| 2025 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 11 | 211 | 0 | Lost | [11] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Koops was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mr. W.J. (Willem) Koops". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Willem Koops". House of Representatives. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Wolzak, Martine (23 November 2024). "Pieter Omtzigt verwijt politici 'olie op het vuur te gooien'" [Pieter Omtzigt accuses politicians of 'adding fuel to the fire']. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Beëdiging Sander van Waveren en Willem Koops" [Swearing in of Sander van Waveren and Willem Koops]. House of Representatives (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Willem Koops". New Social Contract (in Dutch). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Model P 22-1: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal" [Model P 22-1: Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives] (PDF). Staatscourant (in Dutch). Vol. 2024, no. 119. 24 January 2024. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 4 December 2024 – via Overheid.nl.
- ^ "W.J. Koops en A. van Waveren benoemd als Tweede Kamerlid" [W.J. Koops and A. van Waveren appointed to the House of Representatives] (Press release) (in Dutch). Electoral Council. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Al Ali, Wafa (12 December 2024). "Wetsvoorstel moet ervoor zorgen dat etnisch profileren écht niet meer gebeurt" [Bill should make sure that ethnic profiling will really never happen again]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 147–148. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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