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Reinder Blaauw

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Reinder Blaauw
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen
Assumed office
29 March 2023
Personal details
Born (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)
Scheemda, Netherlands
Political partyPVV
Occupation
  • Politician

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. There, he is spokesperson for higher education and science.[2][3]

Early life and education

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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

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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.[4]

Electoral history

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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 [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Kamerleden beëdigd" [Members of parliament sworn in]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  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.