Peter Smitskam

Peter Smitskam (born 2 April 1958 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician from the Party for Freedom.

Peter Smitskam
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Member of the Municipal Council of Zoetermeer
Personal details
Born	(1958-04-02) 2 April 1958 (age 66) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	PVV
Occupation	Politician

Smitskam was born in The Hague in 1958. Before entering politics he worked as an IT security consultant in various locations including Tel Aviv, Munich and Amsterdam before founding a cybersecurity business. He first began working for the PVV in 2016.^[1] During 2023 Dutch general election, Smitskam was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Municipal Council of Zoetermeer for the PVV.^[2]

He serves on the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024.^[3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Peter Smitskam

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	39	153	17	Lost	[4]
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	28	240	37	Won	[5]

References

1. "Biography, education and career of Peter Smitskam". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
2. "P. (Peter) Smitskam". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
3. "Parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona na hindernissen van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commenced after obstacles]. NOS (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. "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.
5. "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.

See also

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present