Rachel van Meetelen explained

Rachel van Meetelen (born in Amsterdam, March 1975) is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. She lives in Bergen op Zoom and since 1998 runs a poffertjes stand at fairgrounds. She is also, since 2023, a member of the management team of the National League of Fairground Business Owners (Nationale Bond van Kermisbedrijfshouders.)^[1]

In 2023, she stood, without any political experience, on third place on the candidate list for the Party for Freedom (PVV).^[2] She was elected, and she became the party's spokesperson for economic affairs and small and medium-sized enterprises.^[3]

Electoral history

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Body	Party		Votes	Result	.
Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	style=text-align:right	3	style=text-align:right	8,023	style=text-align:right	37		^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Van kermis naar Kamer: wie is Rachel van Meetelen, die plots op plek 3 van de PVV-lijst staat? .
2. Web site: R.F. (Rachel) van Meetelen . 5 December 2023 . www.parlement.com . nl.
3. Web site: Tweede Kamerfractie . 31 March 2024 . nl . . House of Representatives group .
4. Web site: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 4 December 2023 . Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 . 33–34 .