Theo Hiddema
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1 April 1944
Faction Frentrop (2022–2023)
Theo Hiddema | |
|---|---|
 Hiddema in 2020 | |
| Senator of the Netherlands | |
| In office 13 April 2021 – 13 June 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 24 November 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theo Upt Hiddema 1 April 1944 |
| Party | FvD (2016–2022) Faction Frentrop (2022–2023) |
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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.[5]
