Lammert van Raan

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Raan, not Raan.

Lammert van Raan
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 22 March 2017 –5 December 2023
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-03) 3 February 1962 (age 63) Harlingen, The Netherlands
Political party	Party for the Animals
Spouse	Lieke Keller

Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Previously, he served as member of the water board of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the municipal council of Amsterdam. ^[4] In 2015, Van Raan joined the States-Provincial of North Holland, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017. ^[5]

Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the Party for the Animals (PvdD), he got more involved with left-wing politics and eventually joined the PvdD. ^[4] A key reason for this switch was global warming, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic." ^[3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Lammert van Raan

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2010	Amsterdam Municipal Council		Party for the Animals	9	36	1	Lost
2014	Amsterdam Municipal Council			2	184	1	Lost
2014	European Parliament			4		1	Lost
2015	Provincial Council of North Holland			2		3	Won
2015	Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council			1	28,102	3	Won
2017	House of Representatives			3	2,529	5	Won	[6]
2018	Amsterdam Municipal Council			17	105	3	Lost
2019	Provincial Council of North Holland			21	172	3	Lost
2019	Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council			11	844	4	Lost
2021	House of Representatives			5	3,464	6	Won	[7]
2022	Amsterdam Municipal Council			25	111	3	Lost
2023	House of Representatives			6	2,150	3	Lost	[8]

References

1. "PvdD wil nieuwe letters Museumplein: van zwerfafval". Het Parool (in Dutch). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. "Lammert van Raan (PvdD)". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
3. Van Westhreenen, Saskia (18 November 2017). "Harlinger Kamerlid Lammert van Raan: roeien tegen de stroom in". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
4. "BNR introduceert Kamerleden: Lammert van Raan". BNR (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
5. "Lammert van Raan". Partij voor de Dieren (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
6. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 128–129. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
7. "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. 234–235. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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. 105–106. Retrieved 21 December 2023.