Henk Vermeer

Henk Vermeer
Henk Vermeer
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 December 2023
Personal details
Born	21 August 1966; Uddel, Netherlands
Political party	Farmer–Citizen Movement (2019–present)
Other political; affiliations	Harderwijk Anders (2017–2023)
Children	2 children, 3 stepchildren

Henk Vermeer (born 21 August 1966 ) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).

Early life and career

Vermeer was born in Uddel, and he has five younger siblings.^[1] From 2018 to 2023, he was municipal councillor and parliamentary leader in Harderwijk on behalf of the local Harderwijk Anders party. His job was as director for an advertising agency.^[1] He founded the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) in 2019 together with Caroline van der Plas and Wim Groot Koerkamp. Vermeer served as the party's campaign leader and secretary, and Van der Plas called him her "work husband".^[1] He was placed fourth on the party list in the November 2023 general election, and he was elected to the House of Representatives. He is the BBB's spokesperson for economic affairs, finances, climate, foreign affairs, European affairs, and the interior.^[2] As part of the 2023–2024 cabinet formation, Vermeer assisted Van der Plas in negotiations.^[1]

In January 2025, he co-filed an amendment with Agnes Joseph and Pieter Omtzigt of New Social Contract that would require participants of pension funds to approve the transfer of assets to a new system. The reforms were passed in the previous term, and the first pension funds had moved to the new system.^[3]^[4]

House committees

Vermeer is on the following parliamentary committees:^[5]

Presidium (Fifth Deputy Speaker)
Committee for Kingdom Relations
Committee for Economic Affairs
Committee for Digital Affairs
Public Expenditure committee
Committee for Finance
Committee for Foreign Affairs
Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth
Delegation to the Benelux Parliament

Personal life

Vermeer is married to Tineke, and he has suffered from a chronic lung infection since around 2010. He officiates as a football referee as a hobby.^[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Henk Vermeer
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Party seats	Individual	Ref.
2023	House of Representatives		Farmer–Citizen Movement	4	2,526	7	Won	^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Verweij, Elodie; Hoedeman, Jan (16 March 2024). "Dit is de steun en toeverlaat van Caroline van der Plas: 'Caroline is het hoofd van BBB, Henk de nek'" [This is the support of Caroline van der Plas: 'Caroline is the head of BBB, Henk the neck']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ "Henk Vermeer". Farmer–Citizen Movement (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ Von Piekartz, Hessel (21 January 2025). "NSC en BBB komen met voorstel voor pensioenreferenda, haalbaarheid onzeker" [NSC and BBB come with proposal for pension referendums, feasibility uncertain]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ Bosius, Roel (21 January 2025). "NSC komt met voorstel voor referenda over nieuw pensioenstelsel" [NSC introduces propsal for referendums about new pension system]. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "Henk Vermeer". House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
^ "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. 125–182, 245. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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[ad-1] Verweij, Elodie; Hoedeman, Jan (16 March 2024). "Dit is de steun en toeverlaat van Caroline van der Plas: 'Caroline is het hoofd van BBB, Henk de nek'" [This is the support of Caroline van der Plas: 'Caroline is the head of BBB, Henk the neck']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[2] "Henk Vermeer". Farmer–Citizen Movement (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[3] Von Piekartz, Hessel (21 January 2025). "NSC en BBB komen met voorstel voor pensioenreferenda, haalbaarheid onzeker" [NSC and BBB come with proposal for pension referendums, feasibility uncertain]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[4] Bosius, Roel (21 January 2025). "NSC komt met voorstel voor referenda over nieuw pensioenstelsel" [NSC introduces propsal for referendums about new pension system]. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[5] "Henk Vermeer". House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 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. 125–182, 245. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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