Jimme Nordkamp
Jimme Nordkamp is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party.
Early life and education
Nordkamp was born in 1996 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel, and he grew up in the village of Overdinkel. His father worked as a plasterer and gardener. Nordkamp studied business administration at the Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede between 2016 and 2021, and he was a board member of the FNV Jong trade union between 2019 and 2021.Politics
He voted for the right-wing populist Party for Freedom in the 2017 general election. In an interview, he mentioned the party was popular in his village, and he said the Labour Party's loss triggered him to look into social democracy. He switched to that party, believing rural decline would be better addressed by its policies. Nordkamp served on the Municipal Council of Losser as the Labour Party's parliamentary leader from 2018 until 2022, when he became an alderman responsible for housing and refugees. He has simultaneously been serving on the Labour Party's national board since 2020. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election, and he served as his party's spokesperson for defense. He was not re-elected in October 2025, and his term ended on 11 November.House committee assignments
- Contact group Germany
- Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
- Committee for European Affairs
- Committee for Foreign Trade and Development
- Committee for Foreign Affairs
- Committee for Defence