PvdA member Habtamu de Hoop is the youngest member of the new House of Representatives

Habtamu de Hoop from Easterein is the youngest member of the new House of Representatives at the age of 22. De Hoop, who comes into the Chamber for the PvdA, saves 46 years with the oldest member, PVV'er Harm Beertema , according to the NOS .

Habtamu de Hoop is not the youngest Member of Parliament ever. That honor belonged to Farshad Bashir, who was 20 when he entered the House of Representatives for the SP in 2008. Before that, Bashir was a member of the Leeuwarden municipal council for two years.