Reinder Blaauw

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Reinder Blaauw
Member of the House of Representatives
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]

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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]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Reinder Blaauw
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 15 1,86737Won [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. "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.