Pim Walenkamp Explained

Pim Walenkamp
Office1:	Member of the Senate
Term Start1:	13 June 2023
Term End1:	31 January 2024
Successor1:	Robbert Lievense
Birth Name:	Pim V.A. Walenkamp
Birth Date:	2 May 1974
Birth Place:	Tilburg, Netherlands
Party:	Farmer–Citizen Movement
Otherparty:	Christian Democratic Appeal

Pim V.A. Walenkamp (pronounced as /nl/; born 2 May 1974) is a Dutch teacher and former politician on behalf of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).

Biography

Walenkamp was born in 1974 in Tilburg.^{[1] [2]} He studied Dutch language and history, and he subsequently became a teacher in the former subject. Walenkamp moved to Utrecht in 1995.^[2]

He had been a supporter of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), but he decided to switch to BBB. Walenkamp was elected to the Senate in a May 2023 election, and he was sworn in on 13 June.^[2] He stepped down as of 1 February 2024 due to poor health and his combined workload as a teacher and politician, and he was succeeded by Robbert Lievense.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alle leden . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007113029/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/alle_leden . 7 October 2023 . . All members . nl .
2. News: Z'n hele leven woont 'ie al in de stad, nu gaat Pim (49) voor BBB de Eerste Kamer in: 'Meer dan plattelandspartij' . subscription . 19 March 2023 . Van Veldhuizen . Anouk . 10 February 2024 . nl . . Having lived in cities his entire life, Pim (49) will enter the Senate on behalf of BBB: 'More than a rural party' .
3. Pim Walenkamp vertrokken uit de Eerste Kamer . 2 February 2024 . 10 February 2024 . nl . . Pim Walenkamp has left the Senate .
4. Wisseling in de Eerste Kamerfractie BBB . 1 February 2024 . 10 February 2024 . nl . . Switch in the Senate group of BBB .