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Felix Klos
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Felix Klos | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Felix Constantijn Olivier Klos 3 March 1992 |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | D66 (since 2012) |
| Education | Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford Middlebury College |
Felix Constantijn Olivier Klos (3 March 1992)[1] is a Dutch-American historian, political scientist, and politician of the Democrats 66 (D66).
Education
[edit]Klos was educated at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford,[2] and Middlebury College, Vermont.[3] His academic work has focused on European integration. During his studies, he served as a Legislative Intern in the United States Senate, and as an International Office Intern for the Dutch social liberal party Demorcats 66.
Political career
[edit]In 2019, Klos was a candidate for D66 in the European Parliament elections. In the run-up to the elections he made a bid for delegation leader for D66, but was not elected. Sophie in 't Veld was chosen as delegation leader.[4] He was a candidate for the party in the 2025 parliamentary election. D66's election victory secured his seat in parliament.[5]
Publications
[edit]Klos is the author of Churchill on Europe: The Untold Story of Churchill's European Project (London, IB Tauris, June 2016)[6] and Winston Churchill – Father of Europe (Amsterdam, 2016, Hollands Diep).[7] The Guardian described the book as "scintillating" and observed that it "shows very persuasively how Churchill supported a postwar union of European states and wanted Britain to play a leading part in it.".[8][9] In addition to the books Klos published a number of newspaper and magazine articles regarding Churchill's European legacy in the perspective of the UK EU referendum in June 2016.[10][11][12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Familieberichten". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). March 7, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln College Record 2014–15". Issuu.
- ^ "Commencement Exercises and Conferring of Degrees". Middlebury College. May 25, 2014.
- ^ "In 't Veld weer D66-lijsttrekker Europa". NOS. September 11, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ^ Christiaens, Eva (November 1, 2025). "Nederlandse Brusselaar raakte verkozen in Tweede Kamer: 'Brussel is open en relaxed'". Bruzz. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ^ "I.B. Tauris to release 'Churchill on Europe' ahead of referendum – The Bookseller".
- ^ Winston Churchill, vader van Europa – Felix Klos.
- ^ Kettle, Martin (May 26, 2016). "What, no facts in the EU debate? You cannot be serious – Martin Kettle". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ see also author interviews on Dutch nation television and radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwiPzDAO0vs and http://www.nporadio1.nl/nosmethetoogopmorgen/onderwerpen/345919-boris-johnson-en-winston-churchill Archived June 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No Boris, Churchill would never want 'Brexit'". Cherwell.org. March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Boris Johnson's Abuse of Churchill". www.historytoday.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Felix Klos – History Today".
- ^ "Boris misbruikt Churchill voor zijn 'out'-campagne – Opinie – de Volkskrant". February 25, 2016.
- ^ [1], Churchill und der Brexit Wäre er ausgetreten? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Monday June 13.