Sebastian Kruis Explained

Sebastian Kruis
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency:Netherlands
Parliamentarygroup:Patriots for Europe
Termstart:16 July 2024
Birth Place:Medellín, Colombia
Party:Party for Freedom
Otherparty:Identity and Democracy Party

Sebastian Kruis (born 1989) is a Colombian-born Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He served as a member of the municipal council of The Hague for almost 6 years until his election as MEP.[2]

Early life and career

Kruis was born in 1989 in Medellín, Colombia, and was left in a foster home by his addicted biological mother. He was adopted by a couple in Zoetermeer in the Netherlands at the age of nine months.[3] In a 2022 interview, Kruis explained that he was initially unable to locate his biological family due to misconducts within the international adoption system before learning that his parents were both drug addicts and homeless at the time of his birth. He subsequently located his mother in Colombia and said the experience was a factor that motivated his interest in politics and social issues. After leaving secondary school, Kruis was a social worker and later a property manager.[4] [5]

He joined the PVV at the age of 17 in 2006 as a volunteer for the party on the day he was criticized by his school for a presentation he gave about immigration.[3] [6] He began working for the national PVV in 2011 as a press officer, and succeeded Vicky Maeijer as member of the Provincial Council of South Holland in 2014.[3] Kruis ran for the European Parliament in the June 2024 election as the PVV's fourth candidate. The party won six seats, and Kruis was sworn in on 16 July.

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2021House of RepresentativesParty for Freedomstyle=text-align:right 48style=text-align:right 93style=text-align:right 17[7]
2024European ParliamentParty for Freedomstyle=text-align:right 4style=text-align:right 9,243style=text-align:right 6[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raadslid Sebastian Kruis (PVV) wordt Europarlementariër: 'Vanuit de EU kunnen we een verschil maken'. Stadsomroep Den Haag. June 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: PVV'er Sebastian Kruis gaat Europa in en neemt z'n oude straathondje mee: 'Ben verslaafd aan dat beestje'. Algemeen Dagblad. June 18, 2024.
  3. Web site: Adoptie is het mooiste wat Sebastian Kruis overkwam: Het heeft me een toekomst gegeven. En een moeder. Algemeen Dagblad. July 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: Sebastian Kruis (PVV) went looking for his biological mother: 'fortunately the adoption file was correct' . 2024-07-26.
  5. Web site: Sebastian Kruis, PVV: 'If you keep building, people will continue to settle here' . 2024-07-26.
  6. Web site: Interview met Sebastian Kruis. Actueelnieuws.org. May 28, 2021.
  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 . 20–21 .
  8. Web site: Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 28 July 2024 . PDF . 19 June 2024 . Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 . 23–24, 42 .

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