Raymond de Roon

Raymond de Roon (born 1 September 1952 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He focuses on matters of foreign policy, military operations and the European Union.

Raymond de Roon
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Assumed office
30 November 2006
Personal details
Born (1952-09-01) 1 September 1952
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid - PVV)
RelationsMarried
Alma materLeiden University (LL.M.)
OccupationPolitician, prosecutor
Website(in Dutch) Party for Freedom website

In the 2006 general elections De Roon was third on the party list and in the 2010 general elections he was fourth.

Biography

De Roon studied law at VU University Amsterdam and Leiden University. Afterwards, he was employed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1983 he was deputy prosecutor in Leeuwarden. Later, he operated as a prosecutor in The Hague, the Netherlands Antilles, and Zutphen. His last job before his election to the House was as Advocate General at the Amsterdam court.

De Roon currently lives in Almere, and is also a member of the city council there. He was the local list puller for his party. The PVV went on to become the biggest party in Almere, with 21.6% of the vote and 9 seats in the council.[1]

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References
  1. (in Dutch) PVV de grootste in Almere, De Telegraaf, 3 March 2010


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