Thierry
Great grandfather
The French (Walloon) family name Baudet stems from ancestor Pierre Joseph Baudet from Hainaut who settled in the Netherlands in the year 1795. The Heemskerck family was an old Indo family from Kediri, Java.
Grandfather
Professor Ernest Henri Philippe (Henri) Baudet was born in The Hague, 1919. He was a historian and like his father a talented cellist and chessplayer. During the war he joined the resistance and made two attempts to cross the canal and join the allied war effort from the UK. He married Senta Goverts in 1945, who was a co-resistance fighter and was later awarded the ‘Righteous among the nations’ honor. Henri Baudet is the grandfather of Thierry Baudet (1983). | |
The Jinek incident
In March 2021 during the run up to the national elections Baudet was invited to the talksshow of Eva Jinek on Dutch televison. While attempting to make his points he was this time unable to win the debate against a hostile talkshow guest and host. At the end of the show there is always a moment of comic relief. |
While 5 years ago his party didnt even exist that same month Baudet's party became the largest political party of the Netherlands.