Lammert van Raan

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Lammert van Raan
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Member of the House of Representatives
In office
22 March 2017 –5 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1962-02-03) 3 February 1962 (age 61)
Harlingen, The Netherlands
Political party Party for the Animals
SpouseLieke 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]

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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
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2010 Amsterdam Municipal Council Party for the Animals 9361Lost
2014 Amsterdam Municipal CouncilParty for the Animals21841Lost
2014 European Parliament Party for the Animals41Lost
2015 Provincial Council of North Holland Party for the Animals23Won
2015 Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council Party for the Animals128,1023Won
2017 House of Representatives Party for the Animals32,5295Won [6]
2018 Amsterdam Municipal CouncilParty for the Animals171053Lost
2019 Provincial Council of North HollandParty for the Animals211723Lost
2019 Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water CouncilParty for the Animals118444Lost
2021 House of RepresentativesParty for the Animals53,4646Won [7]
2022 Amsterdam Municipal CouncilParty for the Animals251113Lost
2023 House of RepresentativesParty for the Animals62,1503Lost [8]

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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. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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). 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.
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