Felix Klos

Felix Klos
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
12 November 2025
Personal details
BornFelix Constantijn Olivier Klos
(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Citizenship
  • Netherlands
  • United States
PartyD66 (since 2012)
EducationGemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
Middlebury College

Felix Constantijn Olivier Klos (3 March 1992)[1] is a Dutch-American historian, political scientist, and politician of the Democrats 66 (D66).

Education

Klos was educated at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford,[2] and Middlebury College, Vermont.[3] His academic work has focused on European integration. During his studies, he served as a Legislative Intern in the United States Senate, and as an International Office Intern for the Dutch social liberal party Demorcats 66.

Political career

In 2019, Klos was a candidate for D66 in the European Parliament elections. In the run-up to the elections he made a bid for delegation leader for D66, but was not elected. Sophie in 't Veld was chosen as delegation leader.[4] He was a candidate for the party in the 2025 parliamentary election. D66's election victory secured his seat in parliament.[5]

Publications

Klos is the author of Churchill on Europe: The Untold Story of Churchill's European Project (London, IB Tauris, June 2016)[6] and Winston Churchill – Father of Europe (Amsterdam, 2016, Hollands Diep).[7] The Guardian described the book as "scintillating" and observed that it "shows very persuasively how Churchill supported a postwar union of European states and wanted Britain to play a leading part in it.".[8][9] In addition to the books Klos published a number of newspaper and magazine articles regarding Churchill's European legacy in the perspective of the UK EU referendum in June 2016.[10][11][12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Familieberichten". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). March 7, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Lincoln College Record 2014–15". Issuu.
  3. ^ "Commencement Exercises and Conferring of Degrees". Middlebury College. May 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "In 't Veld weer D66-lijsttrekker Europa". NOS. September 11, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Christiaens, Eva (November 1, 2025). "Nederlandse Brusselaar raakte verkozen in Tweede Kamer: 'Brussel is open en relaxed'". Bruzz. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "I.B. Tauris to release 'Churchill on Europe' ahead of referendum – The Bookseller".
  7. ^ Winston Churchill, vader van Europa – Felix Klos.
  8. ^ Kettle, Martin (May 26, 2016). "What, no facts in the EU debate? You cannot be serious – Martin Kettle". TheGuardian.com.
  9. ^ see also author interviews on Dutch nation television and radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwiPzDAO0vs and http://www.nporadio1.nl/nosmethetoogopmorgen/onderwerpen/345919-boris-johnson-en-winston-churchill Archived June 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "No Boris, Churchill would never want 'Brexit'". Cherwell.org. March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "Boris Johnson's Abuse of Churchill". www.historytoday.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "Felix Klos – History Today".
  13. ^ "Boris misbruikt Churchill voor zijn 'out'-campagne – Opinie – de Volkskrant". February 25, 2016.
  14. ^ [1], Churchill und der Brexit Wäre er ausgetreten? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Monday June 13.