Joost Sneller

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Joost Sneller
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Sneller in 2021
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2017

Joost Caspar Sneller (born 24 July 1982) is a Dutch politician representing D66 in the House of Representatives

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Career

Sneller was a personal assistant to MP Lousewies van der Laan and was associated with the D66 House of Representatives group for various periods as a policy officer and both official and political secretary. He was municipal councillor of The Hague from 2010 to 2014 and director of the Hans van Mierlo Foundation from 2016 to 2017. [1] On 31 October 2017, Sneller was installed as a member of the House of Representatives, and he received the portfolio of internal affairs, justice, drugs, democratic renewal, general affairs and the Royal House. [2] [3]

After his November 2023 re-election, his focus changed to finances, economic affairs, taxes, justice, internal affairs, and the Royal House. [4] Responding to a personnel shortage in prisons, he worked with Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) and Derk Boswijk (CDA) on a bill to allow courts to impose house arrest and electronic ankle monitoring as an alternative to short prison sentences. They argued that it would additionally help lower the risk of repeat offenses. [5] Along with several other parties, he also proposed allowing judges to impose community service instead of detention for those who fail to pay fines. State Secretary for Justice and Security Ingrid Coenradie gave her blessing to the plan. [6] Sneller filed a motion urging the cabinet to include "minimal material requirements for internal party democracy" in its bill on political parties, which would prohibit the Party for Freedom (PVV) from continuing to have only one member. The motion did not gain majority support in the House of Representatives. [7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Joost Sneller
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2017 House of Representatives Democrats 66 22 54719Lost [a] [8]
2021 House of RepresentativesDemocrats 66 14 93324Won [9]
2023 House of RepresentativesDemocrats 66 5 2,0949Won [10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sneller was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Joost Sneller" [Biography, education and career of Joost Sneller]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "J.C. (Joost) Sneller". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Joost Sneller". D66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Verdeling van portefeuilles Tweede Kamerfractie" [Portfolio allocation House of Representatives group]. Democrats 66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Oost, Georgia; Van de Ven, Liam (30 September 2024). "NSC en D66 willen in plaats van korte celstraffen de enkelband: 'Het is echt geen thuisvakantie'" [NSC and D66 want to replace short prison sentences by ankle monitoring: 'It is really not a staycation']. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Koole, Stephan (2 February 2025). "Tweede Kamer: geen cel maar taakstraf voor mensen die boete niet betalen" [House of Representatives: No cell but community service for people who do not pay fine]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Meijer, Remco (15 October 2024). "NSC haakt voorlopig af: coalitie dringt bij nader inzien niet aan op meer partijdemocratie in de PVV" [NSC drops off: Coalition won't urge PVV to increase level of party democracy after all]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 114–115. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "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. 62–100, 188. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "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. 19–20. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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