Eddie van Marum
Eddie van Marum | |
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| State Secretary for Digitalisation, Kingdom Relations and Reparations for Groningen[a] | |
| In office 2 July 2024 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | |
| Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen | |
| In office 29 March 2023 – 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eltje van Marum 25 May 1968 |
| Party | Farmer–Citizen Movement |
| Domestic partner | Gert |
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Eltje "Eddie" van Marum (Dutch: [ˈɛltɕə ˈʔɛdi vɑ ˈmaːrʏm]; born 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He served as State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen in the Schoof cabinet between July 2024 and February 2026.[1]
Career
Van Marum has held jobs as musk rat control expert, fauna expert, counter-expert in damage assessment, and funeral arranger.[2]
He became a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen following March 2023 provincial elections, and he was subsequently involved in the formation of a governing coalition.[2][3] Van Marum focused on agriculture, fishery, nature, water, and earthquake damage caused by gas extraction from the Groningen gas field. He has spoken out against political polarization, and he opposed the "strict implementation of European Union directives and rules."[2]
After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Van Marum was sworn in as State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen on 2 July 2024.[2][4] He is responsible for addressing the aftermath of earthquakes induced by former gas extraction from the Groningen field.[5]
After the PVV left the cabinet in June 2025, Van Marum also assumed responsibility for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation from Zsolt Szabó.[6]
Personal life
As of 2024, his boyfriend was called Gert. He has one son, from a previous relationship, and two stepdaughters.[7][8]
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 20 | 2,860 | 2 | Lost | [9] | |
| 2025 | House of Representatives | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 14 | 796 | 4 | Lost | [10] | |
Notes
References
- ^ "E. (Eltje) van Marum". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Eddie van Marum (BBB): van muskusrattenbestrijder tot staatssecretaris" [Eddie van Marum (BBB): From musk rat control expert to state secretary]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Eddie van Marum". Province of Groningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Eddie van Marum". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Wijzigingen portefeuilleverdeling ministerie van BZK". Rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). 12 June 2025.
- ^ Nauta, Marten (13 June 2024). "Wie is Eddie van Marum, de nieuwe staatssecretaris Herstel Groningen?" [Who is Eddie van Marum, the new State Secretary for Recovery Groningen?]. RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "BBB website - Eddie van Marum".
- ^ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 27–28, 45. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 29–30, 132–133. Retrieved 21 November 2025.