Dutch politician and former ice hockey player (born 1960)
Hans Smolders
Smolders at a demonstration against the parole of Volkert van der Graaf in 2014
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003
Member of the States of North Brabant
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2019
Member of the Tilburg municipal council
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 March 2014
In office 16 March 2006 – 11 March 2010
Personal details
Born
Henricus Adrianus Josephus Smolders
(1960-09-15) September 15, 1960 (age 63) Tilburg, Netherlands
Political party
Belang van Nederland Smolders List (2003–2004, 2005–present)
Other political affiliations
Pim Fortuyn List (2002–2003) Tilburg Elderly Party (2004–2005) One NL (2006) Forum for Democracy (2019–2021)
Domestic partner
Jacqueline
Children
2
Residence(s)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Profession
Refrigeration mechanic
Henricus Adrianus Josephus "Hans" Smolders (born 15 September 1960) is a Dutch politician, former professional ice hockey player and entrepreneur.
He worked as a refrigeration mechanic until he sold his company in 2001. The next year, he was elected to be a member of the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF). He served in this position for less than a year. Since then, Smolders has been active in local politics in his hometown of Tilburg, having been a member of the municipal council for most of this period. In 2019, he was elected to the States of North Brabant for Forum for Democracy and he returned to the House of Representatives after the 2021 general election. During his years as a refrigeration mechanic, Smolders also was a professional ice hockey player, having played multiple matches for the Dutch national ice hockey team.
mechanic, Smolders also was a professional ice hockey player, having played multiple matches for the Dutch national ice hockey team. Smolders was born...
occupation of the Netherlands. He was joined by two former FvD MPs HansSmolders and Olaf Ephraim. The group subsequently founded the independent group...
a sixth shot that missed. Running away, Van der Graaf was chased by HansSmolders, Fortuyn's chauffeur. Two employees from a different building joined...
Ruud de Wild at 3FM. The attacker was pursued by Fortuyn's driver, HansSmolders; he was arrested shortly afterwards while still in possession of the...
chairman Freek Jansen. In May 2021, three of the FVD MPs (Van Haga, HansSmolders and Olaf Ephraim) left the party to sit as independents in response...
general election, in which he was running. The attacker was pursued by HansSmolders, Fortuyn's driver, and was arrested by the police shortly afterward...
presented on September 30, 2006. Among the new additions to the list were HansSmolders, Pim Fortuyn's former chauffeur (the man who chased Fortuyn's assassin...
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18 11 9 9 7 4 7 5 6 6 3 3 0 3 2 – – 11 13 May 2021 Wybren van Haga, HansSmolders and Olaf Ephraim split from Forum for Democracy, forming the Van Haga...
Retrieved 29 April 2021. "Van Haga, Smolders en Vlaardingerbroek willen voor FvD Kamer in" [Van Haga, Smolders, and Vlaardingerbroek want to enter the...
eerie calm fills downtown Salt Lake City, but a determined cause still smolders. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2020. "Just Stop Oil activists throw...
Croll, Ben (22 February 2023). "'Afire' Review: Christian Petzold Takes a Smoldering Tour Through the Life of the Mind". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 February 2023...
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Hernandez-Soriano, Maria C.; Kerré, Bart; Goos, Peter; Hardy, Brieuc; Dufey, Joseph; Smolders, Erik (2016). "Long-term effect of biochar on the stabilization of recent...
of wood at 230 °C (450 °F) releases flammable gases. Finally, wood can smolder at 380 °C (720 °F) or, when heated sufficiently, ignite at 590 °C (1,000 °F)...
Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, California, March 4, 2018.]] In 1964, the Hanly Fire, the third largest fire in Sonoma County history, burned 52,700 acres...
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