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] (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 52) Bakkeveen, Netherlands |
| Political party | NSC (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | VVD (until 2023) |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Occupation | Tax lawyer |
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Folkert Lútsen Idsinga (born 22 December 1971) is a Dutch tax lawyer and politician. He was a partner at Baker McKenzie, and he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election on behalf of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Idsinga left the House in September 2023 to switch to New Social Contract (NSC), and he was re-elected in 2023.
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 was the Committees for Defence, Digital Affairs, Finance, and Public Expenditure.[11] Idsinga left the House on 5 September 2023. Following his November 2023 re-election on the party list of NSC, he served as the party's spokesperson for taxation and benefits.[12]
In June 2024, he was nominated as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and Customs in the new Schoof cabinet.[13]
Idsinga resides in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.[11]
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| 2021 | House of Representatives | VVD | 33 | 483 | 34 | Won | [14] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | NSC | 13 | 504 | 20 | Won | [15] | |
