Ewout Irrgang (born 20 July 1976 in

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

) is a former Dutch

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, anti-globalization activist and

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ing employee. As a member of the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

(Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from 6 October 2005 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of

finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

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and

globalization Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

. Irrgang studied

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at VU University Amsterdam and

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

at the

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. He is the founder and head of the New Republican Society.

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Parlement.com biography
1976 births Living people Anti-globalization activists 21st-century Dutch economists Dutch political scientists Dutch republicans Dutch MPs 2010–2012 Dutch MPs 2006–2010 Politicians from Utrecht (city) Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians University of Amsterdam alumni Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni {{Netherlands-politician-stub