Nicki Pouw-Verweij

Nicki Janna Francisca Pouw-Verweij (born 21 May 1991) is a Dutch physician and politician. She has served as member of the House of Representatives since March 2021.

Nicki Pouw-Verweij
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 March 2021
Member of the Senate
In office
13 November 2019 – 31 March 2021
In office
11 June 2019 – 24 July 2019
Member of the Provincial Council of Utrecht
In office
28 March 2019 – 14 April 2021
Personal details
Born
Nicki Janna Francisca Pouw-Verweij

(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991
IJsselstein, Netherlands
Political partyFarmer–Citizen Movement (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Forum for Democracy (2019–2020)
JA21 (2020–2023)
Residence(s)Maarssen, Netherlands
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam (BSc, Msc, PhD)
OccupationPolitician, physician

Pouw-Verweij studied medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and was working on a PhD in rheumatology at the VU University Medical Center,[1] which she achieved on 16 January 2023.

As a member of Forum for Democracy (FvD), Pouw-Verweij was elected to the Provincial Council of Utrecht in March 2019, and to the Senate in June 2019. She took maternity leave from the Senate from July to November 2019, and was replaced by Otto Hermans during this period.[2] Pouw-Verweij left Forum for Democracy on 26 November 2020 because of controversial statements uttered by the party's leader Thierry Baudet.[3] On 29 November, she formed the Van Pareren group (renamed the Nanninga group on 15 February 2021) along with four other former FvD Senators. The group became affiliated with the JA21 party on 24 December 2020.[2]

In the 2021 general election, Pouw-Verweij was elected to the House of Representatives, receiving 16,302 preference votes.[4] She took office on 31 March 2021, giving up her seat in the Senate, and resigning from the Provincial Council of Utrecht on 14 April.[2] Her seat was temporarily held by Maarten Goudzwaard as she took maternity leave.[5]

On 13 July 2023, Pouw-Verweij announced that she would not be a candidate for JA21 in the 2023 general election.[6] On 1 September 2023, it was announced that she would be a candidate for the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), joining its parliamentary group effective immediately.[7]

References
  1. Artsen op de kieslijst: Nicki Pouw-Verweij, Medisch Contact
  2. Drs. N.J.F. (Nicki) Pouw-Verweij, Parlement.com
  3. Brief over Baudet vol ruzie en complottheorieën, NOS, 26 November 2020
  4. "Tweede Kamer 17 maart 2021". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "Maarten Goudzwaard geïnstalleerd als tijdelijk Tweede Kamerlid JA21, doet belofte in het Fries: 'Dat ferklearje en ûnthjit ik'". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. Pouw-Verweij, Nicki [@NickiVerweij] (13 July 2023). "Na lang wikken en wegen heb ik deze week besloten me niet opnieuw kandidaat te stellen voor JA21 bij de verkiezingen. Ik blijf me tot november inzetten in de Kamer op mijn dossiers, en wens alle geweldige mensen van JA21 het allerbeste" (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
  7. "Kamerleden Pouw-Verweij, Eppink en Helder per direct naar BBB". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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