Gidi Markuszower
Gidi Markuszower is an Israeli-Dutch politician who has served in both houses of the Dutch parliament and founded the Markuszower Group in 2026.
born 1977PVV member of Dutch parliamentFounding The Dutch AllianceWithdrawn 2024 ministerial nomination
- Born
- 27 October 1977, Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- politician
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gidi Markuszower was born in 1977 in Tel Aviv
Gidi Markuszower was born in Tel Aviv on 27 October 1977. He comes from a Jewish family that held many administrative roles in the Jewish community of the Netherlands. He has family in Israel and speaks Hebrew fluently.
From 1999 he was a spokesperson and board member of Likud Netherlands. He was also a political advisor to MP Anton van Schijndel until 2006. In 2008 he was arrested for carrying a firearm, but the prosecution later dropped the charges.
He withdrew as a PVV candidate in 2010 after findings by the Dutch intelligence service. In 2015 he entered the Senate for the Party for Freedom, and in 2017 he moved to the House of Representatives. In 2024 he was nominated as Minister of Asylum and Migration, but the nomination was withdrawn after a background check.
In January 2026 he left the PVV with six other MPs and formed the Markuszower Group, later renamed The Dutch Alliance. In May 2026 remarks he made about Palestinian refugees led to a complaint of incitement to violence.
Milestones in Gidi Markuszower's life
- 1977
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 1999
Became spokesperson of Likud Netherlands.
- 2015
Entered the Dutch Senate for the PVV.
- 2017
Elected to the House of Representatives.
- 2023
Won a third House term.
- 2024
His ministerial nomination was withdrawn.
- 2026
Left the PVV and founded the Markuszower Group.
Gidi Markuszower held 3 offices between 2015 and 2026
- member of the Senate of the Netherlands 2015 to 2017
- substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2015 to 2017
- member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands since 2017
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