Folkert Lútsen Idsinga (born 22 December 1971) is a Dutch tax lawyer and politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a partner at Baker McKenzie and has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives since March 2021 until September 2023.
Folkert Idsinga | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
In office 31 March 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Bijenhof |
Personal details | |
Born | Folkert Lútsen Idsinga[1] 22 December 1971 Bakkeveen, Netherlands |
Political party | New Social Contract (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until 2023) |
Alma mater | University of Groningen |
Occupation | Tax lawyer |
Idsinga was born in 1971 in the Friesland village Bakkeveen and studied fiscal economics at the University of Groningen, graduating in 1996.[2][3] He worked for the accounting firm Arthur Andersen until he took a job at the law firm Baker & McKenzie in 2002. Idsinga was specialized in value-added tax and became a partner in 2004.[4][5] He was promoted to joint managing partner and co-chair of the board of directors of the company's Amsterdam office in July 2015.[6] Idsinga stopped being managing partner in 2018 but kept working at Baker McKenzie as a partner.[7][8]
Idsinga ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election as the VVD's 33rd candidate. He was elected, receiving 483 preference votes, and was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March.[9] His specializations are tax affairs, financial relations between the national government and decentralized governments, export credit insurance and facilities, Holland Casino, the Dutch Lottery, currency, and Domains Movable Property.[10] Idsinga is a member of the German, British, and American parliamentary contact groups, and he is on the Committees for Defence, Digital Affairs, Finance, and Public Expenditure.[11] Idsinga left the House on 5 September 2023.
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | VVD | 33 | 483 | 34 | Won | [12] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | NSC | 13 | 504 | 20 | Won | [13] |