Jeanet Nijhof

• Politician

Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023

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 has been a member of the House of Representatives since 6 December 2023.

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 are agriculture, nature, and the Dutch nitrogen crisis. ^[6]

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 ^[7]

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	[8]
2025	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	29

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. "Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw". House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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.