Reinder Blaauw

Reinder Blaauw
Reinder Blaauw
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 December 2023
Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 March 2023
Personal details
Born	4 March 1994 (age 30); Scheemda, Netherlands
Political party	PVV
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.^[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.
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Party seats	Individual	Ref.
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	15	1,867	37	Won	^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "R.B. (Reinder) Blaauw". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Kamerleden beëdigd" [Members of parliament sworn in]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ "Reinder Blaauw". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 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. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[parlement-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.

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