Tobias van Gent
Dutch former politician
Tobias van Gent (born 14 January 1967) is a Dutch historian and politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) from 5 September 2018 until 31 March 2021. He served in the provincial council of Zeeland from March 2011 to March 2019. He is currently working at University College Roosevelt in Middelburg as a professor in history and political sciences.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q28861058. VIAF identifies the subject as 53508936. The Library of Congress control number is n2002042436. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1967, 2018, 2021 and 2011.
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