Jeanet Nijhof

• Politician

Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 6 December 2023 –11 November 2025

Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw (born 10 November 1962 in Enschede) is a Dutch business entrepreneur and politician for the Party for Freedom (PVV). She has been a member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel since 2011, and she was a member of the House of Representatives between December 2023 and November 2025.

Biography

Nijhof-Leeuw was born in Enschede in 1962 before moving to Hengelo. She trained and worked as a nurse before completing vocational studies in public administration. She also runs an online pet store with her family and owns a Labrador breeding and training business. ^{[1] [2]}

She was elected as a municipal councilor for the PVV in Hengelo and later became the party's group leader on the council. She has also been a member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel since 2011 where she has focused on matters related to animal welfare and the environment. In the 2023 Dutch general election she was elected to the House of Representatives on the PVV's list. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Her specialties were agriculture, nature, and the Dutch nitrogen crisis. ^[6] She was not re-elected in October 2025, and her term ended on 11 November. ^[7]

House committee assignments

• Committee for Finance (chair)
• Committee for Economic Affairs
• Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
• Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning
• Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth ^[8]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	23	2,541	37	Won	[9]
2025				29	1,268	26	Lost	[10]

References

1. "New Members of the House of Representatives, but some entrepreneurs are bitter and angry" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
2. "Jeanet Nijhof (PVV Hengelo): 'You cannot force people to use gas'" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
3. "Jeanet Nijhof (PVV Hengelo): 'You cannot force people to use gas'" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
4. "Biography, education and career of Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
5. "JM (Jeanet) Nijhof-Leeuw" . Retrieved 2023-12-11.
6. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
7. "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
8. "Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw". House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
9. "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.
10. "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025](PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 11 November 2025.