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Eelco Heinen (born 27 April 1981) is a Dutch politician, serving as a member of the House of Representatives since March 2021. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and previously worked as a party staffer.

Early life and career
He was born in 1981 and studied economics and political science at the University of Amsterdam after having studied information science for some years. He subsequently served as a policy advisor at the Ministry of Finance.

Between 2011 and 2014, Heinen worked as senior finance policy advisor for the VVD's House caucus and was promoted to political secretary and head of policy in the latter year. He served as a member of the campaign team for the 2017 election and also helped write the election program. Heinen ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election, being placed twelfth on the VVD's party list. He was again member of the campaign team and of the election program committee.

Private life
Heinen has a Spanish wife called Inés, and they have two sons. He is a resident of The Hague.