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{{short description|Dutch cartoonist}}File:Bourgeade et Willem.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Willem (right) with Pierre BourgeadePierre BourgeadeBernard Willem Holtrop (born 2 April 1941, Ermelo) is a Dutch cartoonist living in France since 1968,WEB,weblink Bande dessinée—Willem, Mathieu, Renard, fr, who publishes under the pen name Willem. He is renowned for his sometimes provocative cartoons featuring violent and sexual imagery on political topics.WEB,weblink Willem, In 1968 two of his cartoons led to court cases, where he was, among others, accused of lèse-majesté for depicting queen Juliana of The Netherlands as a prostitute. In the end he was only sentenced for a cartoon criticizing police brutality by comparing it with Nazism. The events motivated Willem to move to France, where he still lives to this day. His work attacks religion, the monarchy, the far-right, the far-left, terrorism and war policies. WEB,weblink Willem, He is the winner of the 2000 StripschapprijsWEB,weblink 38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974 – 2011, Het Stripschap, 28 December 2011, and of the 2013 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême.NEWS, Potet, Frédéric, Le Néerlandais Willem couronné par le Grand Prix d'Angoulême,weblink Le Monde, 3 February 2013, fr, Willem has drawn in many newspapers: {{Interlanguage link multi|L'Enragé|fr}}, Hara-Kiri, Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Mensuel, Libération, {{Interlanguage link multi|Siné Mensuel|fr}}.

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