Raymond de Roon

Raymond de Roon
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
30 November 2006
Personal details
Born (1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 71)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom (2006–present)
Spouse
Married
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Alma materLeiden University (LL.M.)
OccupationPolitician, prosecutor
Website(in Dutch) Party for Freedom website

Raymond de Roon (born 1 September 1952 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He was focused on matters of foreign policy, military operations and the European Union, and his specialties were changed solely to foreign policy after the 2023 general election.[1]

In the 2006 general elections De Roon was third on the party list and in the 2010 general elections he was fourth.

Biography

De Roon studied law at VU University Amsterdam and Leiden University. Afterwards, he was employed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1983 he was deputy prosecutor in Leeuwarden. Later, he operated as a prosecutor in The Hague, the Netherlands Antilles, and Zutphen. His last job before his election to the House was as Advocate General at the Amsterdam court.

De Roon currently lives in Almere, and is also a member of the city council there. He was the local list puller for his party. The PVV went on to become the biggest party in Almere, with 21.6% of the vote and 9 seats in the council.[2]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Raymond de Roon
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 448 9 Won [3]
2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 4 1,640 24 Won [4]
2012 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 14 347 15 Won [5]
2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 13 269 20 Won [6]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 17 520 17 Won [7]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 16 477 37 Won [8]

References

  • (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
  • (in Dutch) Geerts stille opportunisten (Gerectificeerd), de Volkskrant, 16 December 2006
  1. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) PVV de grootste in Almere, De Telegraaf, 3 March 2010
  3. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

  • (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography


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