Eddie van Marum

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Marum, not Marum.

Eddie van Marum
State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2024
Prime Minister	Dick Schoof
Minister	Judith Uitermark
Preceded by	Hans Vijlbrief
Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen
In office 29 March 2023 – 2024
Personal details
Born	Eltje van Marum (1968-05-25) 25 May 1968 (age 56)
Political party	Farmer–Citizen Movement
Domestic partner	Gert
Children	1 son 2 stepdaughters
Occupation	Politician pest control expert fauna expert counter-expert funeral arranger

Eltje "Eddie" van Marum (Dutch: [ˈɛltɕə ˈʔɛdi vɑ ˈmaːrʏm]; born 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He has served as State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024.[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]

Personal life

As of 2024, his boyfriend was called Gert. He has one son, from a previous relationship, and two stepdaughters.[6][7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Eddie van Marum

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2024	European Parliament		Farmer–Citizen Movement	20	2,860	2	Lost	[8]

References

1. "E. (Eltje) van Marum". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Eddie van Marum". Province of Groningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. "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.
5. "Eddie van Marum". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
6. 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.
7. "BBB website - Eddie van Marum".
8. "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.

Political offices
Preceded by Hans Vijlbrief	State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen 2024–present	Incumbent