Reinder Blaauw

Reinder Blaauw
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025
Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen
Assumed office
29 March 2023
Personal details
Born (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
Scheemda, Netherlands
PartyPVV
Occupation
  • Politician

R.B. (Reinder) Blaauw (born 4 March 1994) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen since March 2023.[1] He was a member of the House of Representatives between December 2023 and November 2025.[2]

Early life and education

Blaauw was born in Scheemda on 4 March 1994. He went to high school in Winschoten from 2008 to 2012, at havo level. He subsequently studied communication at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen.[1]

Political career

Blaauw has been a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen since 29 March 2023, representing the PVV.[1]

During the 2023 House of Representatives elections, Blaauw was sixteenth on the electoral list of the PVV. The party eventually won 37 seats, and Blaauw was officially sworn in as a member of parliament on 6 December 2023.[3] He served as spokesperson for higher education and science before his portfolio changed to commemorations, war victims, and sports.[4] He was not re-elected in October 2025, and his term ended on 11 November.[5]

House committees

  • Committee for Social Affairs and Employment
  • Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
  • Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
  • Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Reinder Blaauw
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 15 1,867 37 Won [7]
2025 38 576 26 Lost [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "R.B. (Reinder) Blaauw". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Staal, Erik (6 December 2023). "Deze Groningse Tweede Kamerleden zijn woensdag beëdigd" [These Groninger members of parliament have been sworn in on Wednesday] (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Kamerleden beëdigd" [Members of parliament sworn in]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Reinder Blaauw". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 11 November 2025.