Marco Deen
Marco Deen | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
| Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1968 Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Political party | PVV |
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Marco Deen (born 8 June 1968) is a Dutch entrepreneur and politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). Since 6 December 2023, he has been a member of the House of Representatives and is a Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland where he serves as the party's regional leader and spokesman.
Biography
[edit]Deen was born in Heerlen in 1968 before moving to Zandvoort. He worked for Holland Casino before becoming an entrepreneur and consultant within the entertainment and leisure industry.[1]
He became a municipal councilor for the PVV in Zandvoort in 2015. Since 2018 he has also sat on the Provincial Council of North Holland where he acts as the party's group leader. He also sits on the council's committee for social mobility and finance.
In the 2023 Dutch general election, Deen was elected to the House of Representatives.[2][3][4] He served as his party's spokesperson for emancipation until his portfolio changed to the interior.[5] When Femke Halsema, mayor of Amsterdam, allowed a pro-Palestinian protest on the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of 7 October 2023, PVV leader Geert Wilders criticized her, after which Deen requested Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Judith Uitermark to dismiss Halsema. Prime Minister Dick Schoof responded that it was unacceptable to request in parliament the firing of a mayor for political reasons.[6] During the same debate, Deen filed an amendment to freeze King Willem-Alexander's income in the 2025 budget.[7]
House committee assignments
[edit]- Committee for the Interior
- Committee for Kingdom Relations
- Committee for Economic Affairs
- Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth[8]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2019 | Senate | Party for Freedom | 15 | 0 | 5 | Lost | [9] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 29 | 238 | 17 | Lost | [10] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | 22 | 582 | 37 | Won | [11] | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Member of Parliament Deen wants to build on PVV Zandvoort". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Biography, education and career of Marco Deen". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "M. (Marco) Deen". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "MARCO DEEN INTRODUCES HIMSELF". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Hoedeman, Jan (9 October 2024). "Premier Schoof hekelt PVV-verzoek om ontslag Halsema: 'Dit gaat veel te ver'" [Prime Minister Schoof criticizes PVV request for dismissal Halsema: 'This goes way too far']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Meijer, Remco (9 October 2024). "Kamer wil koning belasting laten betalen, maar is verdeeld over de vraag: hoe dan verder?" [House wants kings to pay taxes, but is divided over the question: How to continue afterwards?]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Marco Deen". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Kiesraad (31 May 2019). "Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
