Peter Smitskam

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Peter Smitskam
Member of the House of Representatives
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6 December 2023

Peter Smitskam (born 2 April 1958 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician from the Party for Freedom.

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Smitskam was born in The Hague in 1958. Before entering politics he worked as an IT security consultant in various locations including Tel Aviv, Munich and Amsterdam before founding a cybersecurity business. He first began working for the PVV in 2016. [1] During 2023 Dutch general election, Smitskam was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Municipal Council of Zoetermeer for the PVV. [2]

He serves on the committee carrying out the parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which commenced in February 2024. [3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Peter Smitskam
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3915317Lost [4]
2023 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom2824037Won [5]

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References

  1. "Biography, education and career of Peter Smitskam" . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. "P. (Peter) Smitskam". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. "Parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona na hindernissen van start" [Parliamentary inquiry into corona commenced after obstacles]. NOS (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. "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. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. "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.

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