Lammert van Raan explained

Lammert van Raan
Office:	Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:	22 March 2017
Term End:	5 December 2023
Birth Date:	1962 2, df=y
Birth Place:	Harlingen, The Netherlands
Nationality:	Dutch
Party:	Party for the Animals
Spouse:	Lieke Keller

Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Previously, he served as member of the water board of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the municipal council of Amsterdam.^[4] In 2015, Van Raan joined the States-Provincial of North Holland, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017.^[5]

Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the Party for the Animals (PvdD), he got more involved with left-wing politics and eventually joined the PvdD. A key reason for this switch was global warming, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic."

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
Party seats	Individual
Body	Party	Votes	Result	.
2010	Amsterdam Municipal Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	9	style=text-align:right	36	style=text-align:right	1
2014	Amsterdam Municipal Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	2	style=text-align:right	184	style=text-align:right	1
2014	European Parliament	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	4	style=text-align:right		style=text-align:right	1
2015	Provincial Council of North Holland	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	2	style=text-align:right		style=text-align:right	3
2015	Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	1	style=text-align:right	28,102	style=text-align:right	3
2017	House of Representatives	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	3	style=text-align:right	2,529	style=text-align:right	5	^[6]
2018	Amsterdam Municipal Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	17	style=text-align:right	105	style=text-align:right	3
2019	Provincial Council of North Holland	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	21	style=text-align:right	172	style=text-align:right	3
2019	Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	11	style=text-align:right	844	style=text-align:right	4
2021	House of Representatives	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	5	style=text-align:right	3,464	style=text-align:right	6	^[7]
2022	Amsterdam Municipal Council	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	25	style=text-align:right	111	style=text-align:right	3
2023	House of Representatives	Party for the Animals	style=text-align:right	6	style=text-align:right	2,150	style=text-align:right	3	^[8]

Notes and References

News: PvdD wil nieuwe letters Museumplein: van zwerfafval. 27 March 2019 . Het Parool . 28 February 2019 . nl-NL.
Web site: Lammert van Raan (PvdD) . Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal . 23 March 2017 . 14 March 2019 . nl-NL.
News: Van Westhreenen . Saskia . Harlinger Kamerlid Lammert van Raan: roeien tegen de stroom in . 30 March 2019 . Leeuwarder Courant . 18 November 2017 . nl-NL.
News: BNR introduceert Kamerleden: Lammert van Raan . 31 March 2019 . BNR . 14 June 2017 . nl-NL.
Web site: Lammert van Raan . Partij voor de Dieren . 14 March 2019 . nl.
Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar) . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 21 March 2017 . Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example) . 128–129 .
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 . 234–235 .
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 . 105–106 .