Theo Hiddema


Theo Upt Hiddema is a Dutch lawyer, media personality and politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives for Forum for Democracy since 2017.

Early life

Theo Hiddema was born on 1 April 1944 in Holwerd, Netherlands.

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.
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.

Politics

In 2016, Hiddema joined Forum for Democracy, and was officially allocated a spot high on the electoral roll, second only to the founder and leader of the party, Thierry Baudet. Since FvD managed to get enough electoral votes for two seats in the House of Representatives in the 2017 Dutch general election, Hiddema became a member of the House of Representatives.