Raymond de Roon

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Roon, not 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 was focused on matters of foreign policy, military operations and the European Union, and his specialties were changed solely to foreign policy after the 2023 general election.^[1]

Raymond de Roon
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2006
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 72) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Party for Freedom (2006–present)
Spouse	Married ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Leiden University (LL.M.)
Occupation	Politician, prosecutor

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 a 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.^[2]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Raymond de Roon

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2006	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	3	448	9	Won	[3]
2010	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	4	1,640	24	Won	[4]
2012	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	14	347	15	Won	[5]
2017	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	13	269	20	Won	[6]
2021	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	17	520	17	Won	[7]
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	16	477	37	Won	[8]