Dennis Ram | |
Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start: | 6 December 2023 |
Office1: | Municipal councillor of Groningen |
Term Start1: | 2022 |
Term End1: | 2023 |
Office3: | Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen |
Term Start3: | 2011 |
Term End3: | 2023 |
Birth Date: | March 30, 1974 |
Birth Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
Party: | Party for Freedom (2006–present) |
Otherparty: | Pim Fortuyn List (2002–2006) |
Alma Mater: | University of Groningen |
Dennis Ram (born March 30, 1974, in The Hague) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen from 2011 to 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives since the 2023 Dutch general election.
Ram was born in The Hague in 1974. He completed pre-university studies at the Rijnlands Lyceum in Wassenaar before studying for a degree in artificial intelligence at the University of Groningen. He then worked in the telecoms industry, including for VodafoneZiggo.[1]
Ram was a supporter of the Pim Fortuyn List before becoming active in the PVV in 2006 after being introduced to the party by Ton van Kesteren at a meeting. He was elected to the Provincial Council of Groningen in 2011 on behalf of the PVV and sat there until 2023. He is also a member of the council of the municipality of Groningen.[2] [3] For the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives. In parliament, he focuses on matters related to foreign trade and development cooperation.[4] [5]
Body | Party | Votes | Result | . | ||||||||
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2023 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 26 | style=text-align:right | 1,394 | style=text-align:right | 37 | [6] |