Dennis Ram

• Politician

Dennis Ram
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023

Dennis Ram (born March 30, 1974, in The Hague) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen from 2011 to 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives since the 2023 Dutch general election.

Biography

Early life and career

Ram was born in The Hague in 1974. He completed pre-university studies at the Rijnlands Lyceum in Wassenaar before studying for a degree in artificial intelligence at the University of Groningen. He then worked in the telecoms industry, including for VodafoneZiggo. ^[1]

Politics

Ram was a supporter of the Pim Fortuyn List before becoming active in the PVV in 2006 after being introduced to the party by Ton van Kesteren at a meeting. He was elected to the Provincial Council of Groningen in 2011 on behalf of the PVV and sat there until 2023. He is also a member of the council of the municipality of Groningen. ^{[2] [3]} For the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives. In parliament, he focuses on matters related to foreign trade and development cooperation. ^{[4] [5]}

House committee assignments

• Committee for Foreign Trade and Development
• Committee for Foreign Affairs
• Committee for Defence
• Committee for Asylum and Migration ^[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Dennis Ram

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	26	1,394	37	Won	[7]

References

1. "Dennis Ram" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
2. "Dennis Ram" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
3. "D. Dennis Ram" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
4. "Nieuwe Tweede Kamerleden, maar aantal ondernemers is bar en boos" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
5. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
6. "Dennis Ram". House of Representatives . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
7. "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.