Loek van Wely

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Loek van Wely (born 7 October 1972) is a Dutch chess player and politician. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993, and was rated among the world's top ten in 2001 with a rating of 2714. In March 2019, he was elected to the Dutch Senate for the party Forum for Democracy;[1] however, on 8 December 2020 he switched his party allegiance to the van Pareren group,[2] which is now affiliated with the JA21 party.