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Loek van Wely

1972 - Today

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Loek van Wely (born 7 October 1972) is a Dutch chess player and politician. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993, and was rated among the world's top ten in 2001 with a rating of 2714. In March 2019, he was elected to the Dutch Senate for the right-wing Forum for Democracy; however, on 8 December 2020 he switched his party allegiance to the van Pareren group, which is now affiliated with the right-wing JA21 party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Loek van Wely is the 18,720th most popular politician (down from 18,201st in 2024), the 1,216th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,169th in 2019) and the 148th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among politicians, Loek van Wely ranks 18,720 out of 19,576. Before him are Harriet Miers, Elena Valenciano, Mike Rounds, Lassina Zerbo, George Osborne, and Klaudia Tanner. After him are Claire McCaskill, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Tammy Baldwin, Feleknas Uca, Maria Cantwell, and Grant Shapps.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Loek van Wely ranks 826. Before him are Maikro Romero, Kjersti Plätzer, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Dane Cook, Olga Yegorova, and Ioamnet Quintero. After him are Andreas Jakobsson, Fuat Usta, Steffi Jones, James Duval, Jocelyn Blanchard, and Ava DuVernay.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Loek van Wely ranks 1,217 out of 1,646. Before him are Irfan Bachdim (1988), Jeffrey Bruma (1991), Bas van de Goor (1971), Steven de Jongh (1973), Arnold Bruggink (1977), and Léon van Bon (1972). After him are Raemon Sluiter (1978), Rick Karsdorp (1995), Jurriën Timber (2001), Tonny Vilhena (1995), Ruben Houkes (1979), and Jordy Clasie (1991).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Loek van Wely ranks 148. Before him are Wouter Bos (1963), Ralf Krewinkel (1974), Sybrand van Haersma Buma (1965), Marianne Thieme (1972), Pete Hoekstra (1953), and Ingrid Haringa (1964). After him are Fleur Agema (1976), Esther Ouwehand (1976), Halbe Zijlstra (1969), Joram van Klaveren (1979), Jolande Sap (1963), and Carola Schouten (1977).

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