Lammert van Raan | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 22 March 2017 – 5 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Harlingen, The Netherlands | 3 February 1962
Political party | Party for the Animals |
Spouse | Lieke Keller |
Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] [3] Previously, he served as member of the water board of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the municipal council of Amsterdam. [4] In 2015, Van Raan joined the States-Provincial of North Holland, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017. [5]
Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the Party for the Animals (PvdD), he got more involved with left-wing politics and eventually joined the PvdD. [4] A key reason for this switch was global warming, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic." [3]
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2010 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 9 | 36 | 1 | Lost | ||
2014 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 2 | 184 | 1 | Lost | ||
2014 | European Parliament | Party for the Animals | 4 | 1 | Lost | |||
2015 | Provincial Council of North Holland | Party for the Animals | 2 | 3 | Won | |||
2015 | Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council | Party for the Animals | 1 | 28,102 | 3 | Won | ||
2017 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 3 | 2,529 | 5 | Won | [6] | |
2018 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 17 | 105 | 3 | Lost | ||
2019 | Provincial Council of North Holland | Party for the Animals | 21 | 172 | 3 | Lost | ||
2019 | Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council | Party for the Animals | 11 | 844 | 4 | Lost | ||
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 5 | 3,464 | 6 | Won | [7] | |
2022 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 25 | 111 | 3 | Lost | ||
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 6 | 2,150 | 3 | Lost | [8] |
Lammert van Raan | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 22 March 2017 – 5 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Harlingen, The Netherlands | 3 February 1962
Political party | Party for the Animals |
Spouse | Lieke Keller |
Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] [3] Previously, he served as member of the water board of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the municipal council of Amsterdam. [4] In 2015, Van Raan joined the States-Provincial of North Holland, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017. [5]
Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the Party for the Animals (PvdD), he got more involved with left-wing politics and eventually joined the PvdD. [4] A key reason for this switch was global warming, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic." [3]
Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2010 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 9 | 36 | 1 | Lost | ||
2014 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 2 | 184 | 1 | Lost | ||
2014 | European Parliament | Party for the Animals | 4 | 1 | Lost | |||
2015 | Provincial Council of North Holland | Party for the Animals | 2 | 3 | Won | |||
2015 | Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council | Party for the Animals | 1 | 28,102 | 3 | Won | ||
2017 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 3 | 2,529 | 5 | Won | [6] | |
2018 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 17 | 105 | 3 | Lost | ||
2019 | Provincial Council of North Holland | Party for the Animals | 21 | 172 | 3 | Lost | ||
2019 | Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council | Party for the Animals | 11 | 844 | 4 | Lost | ||
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 5 | 3,464 | 6 | Won | [7] | |
2022 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Party for the Animals | 25 | 111 | 3 | Lost | ||
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 6 | 2,150 | 3 | Lost | [8] |