Joren van de Loch

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Loyal Servant of the Crown
Heer Mattiaszoon van de Loch
VV
Van de Loch in 2018
Heer-Provoost of Maankijkeland
Assumed office
October 17 2014
MonarchVistari Co-Monarch
Marium I
Norgsveltian Co-Monarch
Olav
DeputyAllard Braker (2014-2021)
Mirre-Ann Ter Burgh (from 2021)
Preceded byOlivia van Buren
Leader of the Maankijker Volkstem
Assumed office
April 4 2012
Preceded byKarl Doeschot
Shadow Minister of Welfare and Employment
In office
May 19 2011 – September 19 2014
Opposition LeaderPier Stol
Preceded byPieter Aaselt
Succeeded byKlaartje Bel
Member of the Representative Council
Assumed office
May 6 2011
ConstituencySpalkerk
Personal details
Born
Joren Matthiaszoon Otto van de Loch

(1985-02-06) 6 February 1985 (age 39)
Nyxstenburg, Maankijkeland
Nationality Maanbriak

Joren Matthiaszoon Otto van de Loch (Born 6 February 1985) is a Maankijker Politician and former political journalist serving as Heer-Provoost of Maankijkeland and one of the two ex officio Heads of Government of Briaklandr-Maankijkeland - as well as Leader of the Populistic Maankijker Volkstem Party sine April 2012. He became a member of the Stol Shadow Cabinet in 2011 as Shadow Minister for Welfare and Employment - following Maankijker Volkstem's surprising success in the 2011 Maankijkeland Legislative Election. Van de Loch identifies politically as 'For the people, not the left or the right.' and has generally been referred to as a Syncretic Populist Similarly to the majority of his party, Van de Loch holds socially conservative and economically left-wing views, in what has been called 'selective welfare capitalism' by political allies and critics alike.

Reception

Fellow Journalist Mark H. Swier described Van de Loch as a leader, making the comment that the Heer-Provoost was, "Unconventional, Controversial and Unapologetic in his beliefs", a notion shared by Mariet Fien, who referred to him as "A man who - no matter if it is love or vitriol - everyone has an opinion of." Known for speaking very directly and being unafraid to speak his mind, Van de Loch was widely seen as an 'anti-establishment politician', though such views have been dampened by the length of his tenure, having been re-elected to serve another seven-year term in 2021.