Reinder Blaauw

• Politician

Reinder Blaauw
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023

R.B. (Reinder) Blaauw (born 4 March 1994) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen since March 2023. ^[1] He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 6 December 2023. ^[2]

Early life and education

Blaauw was born in Scheemda on 4 March 1994. He went to high school in Winschoten from 2008 to 2012, at havo level. He subsequently studied communication at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. ^[1]

Political career

Blaauw has been a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen since 29 March 2023, representing the PVV. ^[1]

During the 2023 House of Representatives elections, Blaauw was sixteenth on the electoral list of the PVV. The party eventually won 37 seats, and Blaauw was officially sworn in as a member of parliament on 6 December 2023. ^[3] He served as spokesperson for higher education and science before his portfolio changed to commemorations, war victims, and sports. ^[4]

House committees

• Committee for Social Affairs and Employment
• Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
• Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
• Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning ^[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Reinder Blaauw

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	15	1,867	37	Won	[6]

References

1. "R.B. (Reinder) Blaauw". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
2. Staal, Erik (6 December 2023). "Deze Groningse Tweede Kamerleden zijn woensdag beëdigd" [These Groninger members of parliament have been sworn in on Wednesday] (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
3. "Kamerleden beëdigd" [Members of parliament sworn in]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
4. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. "Reinder Blaauw". House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
6. "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.