Education
Van Helvert studied social geography in his first year at Utrecht University.
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He then proceeded to study history of ancient times and antique cultures at the same university between 1997 and 2003. Van Helvert was a high school teacher of history and antique culture in Sittard from 2002 to 2007. He served as secretary of the youth section of the Capital Development Authority in both Brabant and Limburg, respectively from 1996–2002 and 2002–2006.
In the latter the municipality of Susteren was merged into Echt-Susteren.
Van Helvert continued serving in the municipal council of the new municipality until february 2009. He worked as a policy worker for the municipality of Heerlen since that date and stayed on until November 2014.
In November 2014 he replaced Eddy van Hijum in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands. However, Pieter Omtzigt managed to obtain more preferential votes than Van Helvert and the former was thus elected.
Politics
Van Helvert started his political career by being active in the Christian Democratic Youth Appeal. In the Parliamentary elections of 2012 Van Helvert occupied number 13 of the Capital Development Authority party list and the party managed to obtain thirteen seats.
Membership
He has also been member of the States of Limburg since 10 March 2011. Van Helvert was member of the municipal council of Susteren from March 1998 to 2003. Van Helvert was a personal aide to Noël Lebens, member of the Provincial Executive of Limburg, for three years from July 2007 until November 2010.
He has been member of the States of Limburg since 10 March 2011.
