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Folkert Idsinga

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Folkert Idsinga
State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration
In office
2 July 2024 – 1 November 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
MinisterEelco Heinen
Preceded byMarnix van Rij
Succeeded byTjebbe van Oostenbruggen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 December 2023 – 2 July 2024
Succeeded byNatascha Wingelaar
In office
31 March 2021 – 5 September 2023
Succeeded byYvonne Bijenhof
Personal details
Born
Folkert Lútsen Idsinga[1]

(1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 52)
Bakkeveen, Netherlands
Political partyNSC (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		VVD (until 2023)
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationTax lawyer

Folkert Lútsen Idsinga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkərt ˈɪtsɪŋɣaː]; born 22 December 1971) is a Dutch tax lawyer and politician.

He was a partner at law firm 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 November 2023. He became State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration in the Schoof cabinet in July 2024, but he resigned four months later over questions about his personal finances.

Early life and career

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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]

Politics

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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 were 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 was a member of the German, British, and American parliamentary contact groups, and he was on 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]

After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Idsinga was sworn in as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration on 2 July 2024.[13][14] His portfolio included taxation, financial relations with lower governments, state ownership of Holland Casino and Nederlandse Loterij [nl], and Domains Movable Property.[15]

In October 2024, PVV leader Geert Wilders joined opposition parties in demanding transparency about Idsinga's retirement savings, which included business interests and could create conflicts of interest. His savings, valued at over €6 million in 2023, were managed by a foundation for the duration of his term, and Idsinga refused to provide more visibility, citing his privacy.[16] The NOS reported that he was eligible for major tax incentives for a 2019 investment in an algaculture company, which he had disclosed, by categorizing himself as an entrepreneur rather than an investor. Idsinga responded that the Tax Administration had ruled that his arrangement was compliant.[17] On 1 November, Idsinga resigned as state secretary, declaring that he perceived a lack of trust from the House. He continued to deny wrongdoing, and he provided an overview of his financial holdings days later as a private citizen.[18] His portfolio included a vacation home, bonds, minority stakes, and shares in mostly foreign companies.[19] Idsinga was succeeded by Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen two weeks later.[20]

Personal life

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As of 2021, Idsinga resided in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.[11]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Folkert Idsinga
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 33 483 34 Won [21]
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 13 504 20 Won [22]

References

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  1. ^ "Drs. F.L. (Folkert) Idsinga". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Van Westhreenen, Saskia (30 March 2021). "Ook Folkert Idsinga (VVD) doet de belofte in het Fries in Tweede Kamer" [Folkert Idsinga (VVD) also takes affirmation in Frisian in the House of Representatives]. Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "1 op de 10 kamerleden studeerde in Groningen" [1 in 10 House members have studied in Groningen]. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Press release) (in Dutch). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ Bouma, Hilda (15 June 2006). "Je nek uitsteken en afwachten" [Step up and wait]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ De Jongh, Hans (6 December 2004). "Nog even wachten op btw-loket" [Some more waiting for a VAT office]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Personalia" [Personal details]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 July 2015. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Personalia 16-11-2018" [Personal details 16-11-2018]. Het Fiancieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ^ Koops, Ruben; Meijs, Floor (18 March 2021). "Twaalf Amsterdammers maken entree in Tweede Kamer" [Twelve Amsterdam residents enter House of Representatives]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14 and 157. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Folkert Idsinga". VVD (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Folkert Idsinga". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships] (PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Zuidas-accountant Folkert Idsinga wordt NSC-staatssecretaris belastingzaken" [Zuidas accountant Folkert Idsinga will be NSC's tax affairs state secretary]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Folkert Idsinga". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  16. ^ De Haan, Marko (30 October 2024). "Waarin belegde staatssecretaris Idsinga (Fiscaliteit) zijn pensioen? Tweede Kamer wil meer helderheid wegens mogelijke belangenverstrengeling" [In what companies did State Secretary Idsinga (taxation) invest his retirement savings? House of Representatives wants more visibility due to potential conflicts of interest]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  17. ^ Kleinnijenhuis, Jan; Spekschoor, Thomas (1 November 2024). "Vraagtekens bij belastingconstructie van afgetreden staatssecretaris Idsinga" [Questions about tax construction of resigned State Secretary Idsinga]. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  18. ^ Corder, Mike (1 November 2024). "Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments". Associated Press. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  19. ^ Van de Ven, Liam; König, Eppo (3 November 2024). "Afgetreden staatssecretaris Idsinga maakt alsnog zijn beleggingen openbaar" [Resigned State Secretary Idsinga still releases his holdings]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  20. ^ Verweij, Elodie (15 November 2024). "'s Ochtends beëdigd, vanavond al ontslag? Bijzondere eerste dag voor nieuwe staatssecretaris" [Sworn in in the morning, resigning tonight? Special first day for new state secretary]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration
2024 		Succeeded by
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