René Claassen | |
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![]() René Claassen in 2023 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
Municipal councilor of Landgraaf | |
In office 30 March 2022 – 6 December 2023 | |
Member of the Provincial Council of Limburg | |
In office 28 March 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | R.A.B. Claassen 13 July 1971 Heerlen, Netherlands |
Political party | PVV |
Alma mater | Maastricht University ( MSc) |
Occupation |
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R.A.B. (René) Claassen (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Provincial Council of Limburg since 2019 and a Member of the House of Representatives since the 2023 Dutch general election.
Claassen was born in Heerlen on 13 July 1971. He trained as a nurse and was employed in various roles in the healthcare industry before working as a training manager at the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and completing a master's degree in applied science from Maastricht University. [1] [2] [3]
Claassen was elected to the Provincial Council of Limburg in March 2019 and to the municipal council of Landgraaf in March 2022. He quit both positions in December 2023. [1]
During the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives on the PVV's candidate list, and he became the party's spokesperson for curative healthcare. [1] [4] When the House was considering to expand a pilot program to legalize the cultivation and supply of cannabis, Claassen instead proposed to put it on hold. His motion was not supported by a majority. [5]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 31 | 657 | 17 | Lost | [6] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 6 | 3,764 | 37 | Won | [7] |
René Claassen | |
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![]() René Claassen in 2023 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
Municipal councilor of Landgraaf | |
In office 30 March 2022 – 6 December 2023 | |
Member of the Provincial Council of Limburg | |
In office 28 March 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | R.A.B. Claassen 13 July 1971 Heerlen, Netherlands |
Political party | PVV |
Alma mater | Maastricht University ( MSc) |
Occupation |
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R.A.B. (René) Claassen (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Provincial Council of Limburg since 2019 and a Member of the House of Representatives since the 2023 Dutch general election.
Claassen was born in Heerlen on 13 July 1971. He trained as a nurse and was employed in various roles in the healthcare industry before working as a training manager at the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and completing a master's degree in applied science from Maastricht University. [1] [2] [3]
Claassen was elected to the Provincial Council of Limburg in March 2019 and to the municipal council of Landgraaf in March 2022. He quit both positions in December 2023. [1]
During the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives on the PVV's candidate list, and he became the party's spokesperson for curative healthcare. [1] [4] When the House was considering to expand a pilot program to legalize the cultivation and supply of cannabis, Claassen instead proposed to put it on hold. His motion was not supported by a majority. [5]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 31 | 657 | 17 | Lost | [6] | |
2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 6 | 3,764 | 37 | Won | [7] |