Joeri Pool
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel
In office
29 March 2019 – 30 March 2023
Personal details
Born (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993
Zwolle, Netherlands
Political partyPVV
Alma materKoninklijke Militaire Academie
Utrecht University
Occupation
  • Politician

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]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Joeri Pool
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 28 233 17 Lost [6]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 37 296 37 Won [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography, education and career of Joeri Pool". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ↑ "J. (Joeri) Pool". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ ""Camper coalition" at the Provincial Council – Joeri Pool (PVV): freedom". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Joeri Pool wants to become the first PVV mayor of the Netherlands, in his own Kampen". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ↑ "J. (Joeri) Pool". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  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.
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