What is Laurens Dassen?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Laurens Dassen |image = Laurens Dassen.png |office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] |term_start = 31 March 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = |successor = |office2 = Parliamentary group leader |term_start2 = 18 March 2021 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |office3 = Party leader |term_start3 = December 2020 |term_end3 = |predecessor3 = |successor3 = |birth_name = Laurens Antonius Josephus Maria Dassen |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|19|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Eindhoven]], [[North Brabant]], Netherlands |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = [[Netherlands|Dutch]] |party = [[Volt Netherlands]] (Volt) |residence = [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], Netherlands |alma_mater = [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] |website = [https://www.parlement.com/id/vlgkdczrnwiw/l_a_j_m_laurens_dassen www.parlement.com] }} '''Laurens Antonius Josephus Maria Dassen''' (born 19 October 1985) is a Dutch politician and former bank employee. Dassen was born in [[Eindhoven]] and grew up in [[Knegsel]], a village in the [[North Brabant]] municipality of [[Eersel]]. He studied business sciences at [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] and worked at [[ABN AMRO]] abroad. In summer 2018 he was co-founder of [[Volt Netherlands]], a department of the pan-European political party [[Volt Europe]] established in Italy in 2017. Since December 2018 he has been chairing Volt Netherlands. Dassen leaded the Volt party into the [[2021 Dutch general election]] in March 2021. Volt gained three seats, so he has been both parliamentary group leader and an MP since March 2021. == References == * [https://www.parlement.com/id/vlgkdczrnwiw/l_a_j_m_laurens_dassen Bio at Parlement.com] * [https://www.bd.nl/brabant/tweede-kamer-lonkt-voor-brabander-laurens-dassen-het-is-echt-tijd-voor-een-nieuwe-generatie~acd25876/ Brabants Dag