Léon de Jong
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
June 17, 2010
Personal details
Born
Léon Willem Evert de Jong

31 August, 1982
Gouda, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
Domestic partner Fleur Agema (2014–present)
Children1

Leon Willem Evert "Léon" de Jong (born 31 August 1982 in Gouda) is a Dutch politician and singer and a former musician and salesman. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he sits in the House of Representatives, firstly from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012 and then again from 2017 onwards. He focuses on matters of social affairs, employment and infrastructure.[1]

De Jong completed a degree in retail marketing and worked in retail and finance. He was also active in the music industry and was part of the Dutch pop rock singing duo In Front, before entering into politics in 2010.[2]

In 2014, De Jong led the Party for Freedom in the city council of The Hague, where he served as council member.[3]

Personal

De Jong has a relationship with PVV parliament member Fleur Agema with whom he has a daughter.[4]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Léon de Jong
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 19 424 24 Won [5]
2012 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 17 435 15 Lost [6]
2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 17 291 20 Won [7]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 4 1,991 17 Won [8]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 13 1,182 37 Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Léon de Jong". www.tweedekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "LWE (Léon) de Jong". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Haagse PVV-fractieleider De Jong naar Brussel". nos.nl (in Dutch). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "AD". AD. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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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