Ranjith Clemminck-Croci

Ranjith Clemminck-Croci
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2025
Personal details
Born	(1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 39) Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Citizenship	Netherlands
Political party	JA21 (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	PvdA (2006–2024)
Education	Willem II College
Alma mater	Breda University of Applied Sciences

Ranjith Clemminck-Croci (12 January 1986) is a Sri Lankan-born Dutch politician for the JA21 party. ^[1] In the 2025 Dutch general election, he was 9th on the candidate list for the Dutch House of Representatives elections. ^[1]

Biography

Early life and career

Clemminck-Croci was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Brabant, by his adoptive Dutch family. ^[2] He completed his secondary education at the Willem II College in Tilburg. He then completed a vocational degree in accounting at the Avans University of Applied Sciences before obtaining a bachelor's degree in history and political sciences and then a master's degree in political science at Radboud University. During his studies he worked for the Wiardi Beckman Stichting, a think-tank associated with the PvdA. ^[3]

After graduating, Clemminck-Croci was employed as a project manager for various government organisations including the Province of North Brabant and later for Amnesty International until 2019. He was then a corporate strategist for the for the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch. He was also a board member for Utrecht Pride but was allegedly dismissed from the job due to his membership of JA21. ^{[4] [5]}

Political career

Clemminck-Croci was a member of the Dutch Labour Party during his time at university before joining JA21. He stood in ninth place on JA21's list for the 2025 Dutch general election. In November 2025 it was confirmed that he had been elected to the House of Representatives. ^[6]

Personal life

Clemminck-Croci is openly gay. In 2022, he married an Italian man. ^[7]

References

1. "D.R.F. (Ranjith) Clemminck-Croci | Parlement.com". www.parlement.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
2. "Van Pride-boegbeeld tot JA21-kandidaat: 'Voor D66 was het geen probleem geweest'". Nieuws van de Dag (in Dutch). 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
3. "DRF (Ranjith) Clemminck-Croci" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
4. "JA21-kandidaat Ranjith geschokt: 'Om mijn politieke standpunten ben ik geweerd" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
5. "Ranjith Clemminck wiki: ontdek zijn impact en prestaties" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
6. "Kiesraad: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing betrouwbaar" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
7. "JA21-kandidaat Ranjith geschokt: 'Om mijn politieke standpunten ben ik geweerd uit homo-organisatie'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.

See also

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2025–present