Raymond de Roon

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Roon, not Roon.

Raymond de Roon
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2006
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 73) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Party for Freedom (2006–present)
Spouse	Married ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Leiden University (LL.M.)
Occupation	Politician, prosecutor

Raymond de Roon (born 1 September 1952 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He was focused on matters of foreign policy, military operations and the European Union, and his specialties were changed solely to foreign policy after the 2023 general election. ^[1]

Biography

De Roon studied law at VU University Amsterdam and Leiden University. Afterwards, he was employed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1983, he was a deputy prosecutor in Leeuwarden. Later, he operated as a prosecutor in The Hague, the Netherlands Antilles, and Zutphen. His last job before his election to the House was as Advocate General at the Amsterdam court.

De Roon currently lives in Almere, and is also a member of the city council there. He was the local list puller for his party. The PVV went on to become the biggest party in Almere, with 21.6% of the vote and 9 seats in the council. ^[2]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Raymond de Roon

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2006	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	3	448	9	Won	[3]
2010	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	4	1,640	24	Won	[4]
2012	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	14	347	15	Won	[5]
2017	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	13	269	20	Won	[6]
2021	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	17	520	17	Won	[7]
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	16	477	37	Won	[8]

References

• (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
• (in Dutch) Geerts stille opportunisten (Gerectificeerd), de Volkskrant , 16 December 2006

1. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
2. (in Dutch) PVV de grootste in Almere, De Telegraaf , 3 March 2010
3. "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
4. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
5. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
6. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. 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. 18–19. 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. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

• (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography