Geert Wilders
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About
Known as the founder of the right-wing Party for Freedom, he served in the Dutch House of Representatives during the early years of the 21st Century.
Before Fame
After studying law at the Dutch Open University, he lived in Israel for several years.
Trivia
He became well-known for his controversial and intensely negative remarks about the religion of Islam.
Family Life
He and his three siblings were born into a Catholic family in Venlo, Netherlands.
Associated With
In 2004, he and feminist leader and fellow Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali were the objects of an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
