| − | Geert Wilders was born in Venlo, Limburg. He was raised as a Catholic but left the church at age 18 and nowadays considers himself an agnostic.<ref>http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1702&Itemid=1</ref> His political career started in 1990. In that year he became an assistant of [[Frits Bolkestein]], leader of the conservative liberal party [[VVD]]. In 1998 he was elected as a member of the parliament. Later he formed his own political party, the PVV. | + | Geert Wilders was born in Venlo, Limburg. He was raised as a Catholic but left the church at age 18 and nowadays considers himself an [[Agnostic|agnostic]].<ref>http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1702&Itemid=1</ref> His political career started in 1990. In that year he became an assistant of [[Frits Bolkestein]], leader of the conservative liberal party [[VVD]]. In 1998 he was elected as a member of the parliament. Later he formed his own political party, the PVV. |