Jean Rummenie Explained

Jean Rummenie
Birth Name:Jean F. Rummenie
Birth Date:13 July 1953
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Party:Farmer–Citizen Movement
Office1:State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Termstart1:2 July 2024
Primeminister1:Dick Schoof
Minister1:Femke Wiersma
Predecessor1:Office established

Jean F. Rummenie (in Dutch; Flemish ʒɑ̃ rʏˈmeːni/; born 13 July 1953) is a Dutch agricultural engineer, civil servant and politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He has served as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024.[1]

Career

An agricultural engineer, Rummenie had an extensive career at the Ministry of Agriculture. Besides roles in The Hague, he served as an agricultural attaché in Hungary, Poland, the United States, Argentina, Indonesia and Mexico. He was involved in negotiations to allow Dutch products to be sold internationally.

Rummenie ran for the House of Representatives in November 2023 as the eighth candidate of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He was not elected, as his party secured seven seats. After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Rummenie was sworn in as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature on 2 July 2024.[2] [3] His portfolio includes fisheries, horticulture, NVWA, inspections, nature, biodiversity, and Staatsbosbeheer.[4]

Electoral history

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BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2023House of RepresentativesFarmer–Citizen Movementstyle=text-align:right 8style=text-align:right 342style=text-align:right 7[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ir. J.F. (Jean) Rummenie . Parlement.com . 22 June 2024 . nl.
  2. News: Staatssecretaris Jean Rummenie ging wereld over voor Nederlandse landbouw . 13 June 2024 . 16 June 2024 . nl . . State Secretary Jean Rummenie traveled the world for Dutch agriculture .
  3. News: Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd . 2 July 2024 . 2 July 2024 . nl . . Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in .
  4. Web site: Jean Rummenie . . nl . 5 July 2024 .
  5. . Model P 22-1: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal . . nl . 13 June 2024 . 24 January 2024 . 2024 . 119 . Model P 22–1: Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives . 103–141, 190 .