Raymond de Roon

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Raymond de Roon
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
30 November 2006
Personal details
Born (1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 72)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party Party for Freedom (2006–present)
Spouse
Married
(m. 1996)
Children2
Alma mater Leiden University (LL.M.)
OccupationPolitician, 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]

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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
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 4489Won [3]
2010 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom 4 1,64024Won [4]
2012 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom 14 34715Won [5]
2017 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom 13 26920Won [6]
2021 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom 17 52017Won [7]
2023 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom 16 47737Won [8]

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References

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  2. (in Dutch) PVV de grootste in Almere, De Telegraaf , 3 March 2010
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