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Dutch politician and prosecutor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Raymond de Roon | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
Assumed office 30 November 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1 September 1952
Political party | Party for Freedom (2006–present) |
Spouse |
Married (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Leiden University (LL.M.) |
Occupation | Politician, prosecutor |
Website | (in Dutch) Party for Freedom website |
In the 2006 general elections De Roon was third on the party list and in the 2010 general elections he was fourth.
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 a 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]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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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] |
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