Joeri Pool Explained

Joeri Pool
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:6 December 2023
Office1:Member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel
Term Start1:29 March 2019
Term End1:30 March 2023
Birth Date:22 February 1993
Birth Place:Zwolle, Netherlands
Party:PVV
Alma Mater:Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Utrecht University

Joeri Pool (born 22 February 1993) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He was a member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel from 2019 to 2023 and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 6 December 2023. He is currently the PVV's spokesman on defense and national security.

Biography

Early life and education

Pool was born in Zwolle in 1993. He attended the Koninklijke Militaire Academie (Royal Military Academy) in Breda on an army officer training course before studying a bachelor's degree in history and then a master's degree in political science at the Utrecht University. After graduating he worked within the IT sector.[1] [2] [3]

Political career

Pool worked as a senior policy officer for the PVV's parliamentary faction and was elected to the Provincial Council of Overijssel in 2019. In 2021, he submitted an application to become mayor in his hometown of Kampen becoming the first PVV politician to directly seek mayorship and said his decision was due to crime and antisocial behaviour from residents of a nearby asylum centre.[4]

During the 2023 Dutch general election, Pool was elected to the House of Representatives on the PVV's list.[5] In his February 2024 maiden speech, he argued the Dutch government was endangering national security through its support of Ukraine during that country's invasion by Russia. He referred to the Dutch policy as a stream of provocations towards Russia. This drew sharp criticism from other parties in the House, and fellow PVV MP Raymond de Roon later called Pool's comments reductive.[6]

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2021House of RepresentativesParty for Freedomstyle=text-align:right 28style=text-align:right 233style=text-align:right 17[7]
2023House of RepresentativesParty for Freedomstyle=text-align:right 37style=text-align:right 296style=text-align:right 37[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography, education and career of Joeri Pool . 2023-12-10.
  2. Web site: J. (Joeri) Pool . 2023-12-10.
  3. Web site: "Camper coalition" at the Provincial Council – Joeri Pool (PVV): freedom . 2023-12-10.
  4. Web site: Joeri Pool wants to become the first PVV mayor of the Netherlands, in his own Kampen . 2023-12-10.
  5. Web site: J. (Joeri) Pool . 2023-12-10.
  6. News: Tweede Kamer worstelt met Oekraïne-standpunt van de PVV. 'We zien een wonderlijke metamorfose' . subscription . 13 February 2024 . Schmidt . Christoph . 13 February 2024 . nl . . House of Representatives is struggling with the PVV's position on Ukraine. 'We are seeing a bizarre metamorphosis' .
  7. Web site: Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 29 March 2021 . Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021 . 18–19 .
  8. Web site: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 4 December 2023 . Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 . 33–34 .

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