Marco Deen

Marco Deen
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968 (age 56)
Heerlen, Netherlands
Political partyPVV
Occupation
  • Politician

Marco Deen (born 8 June 1968) is a Dutch entrepreneur and politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). Since 6 December 2023, he has been a member of the House of Representatives and is a Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland where he serves as the party's regional leader and spokesman.

Biography

Deen was born in Heerlen in 1968 before moving to Zandvoort. He worked for Holland Casino before becoming an entrepreneur and consultant within the entertainment and leisure industry.[1]

He became a municipal councilor for the PVV in Zandvoort in 2015. Since 2018 he has also sat on the Provincial Council of North Holland where he acts as the party's group leader. He also sits on the council's committee for social mobility and finance. In the 2023 Dutch general election, Deen was elected to the House of Representatives.[2][3][4] He serves as his party's spokesperson for emancipation.[5] When Femke Halsema, mayor of Amsterdam, allowed a pro-Palestinian protest on the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of 7 October 2023, PVV leader Geert Wilders criticized her, after which Deen requested Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Judith Uitermark to dismiss Halsema. Prime Minister Dick Schoof responded that it was unacceptable to request in parliament the firing of a mayor for political reasons.[6] During the same debate, Deen filed an amendment to freeze King Willem-Alexander's income in the 2025 budget.[7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Marco Deen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2019 Senate Party for Freedom 15 0 5 Lost [8]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 29 238 17 Lost [9]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 22 582 37 Won [10]

References

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament Deen wants to build on PVV Zandvoort". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ "Biography, education and career of Marco Deen". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ "M. (Marco) Deen". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ "MARCO DEEN INTRODUCES HIMSELF". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ Hoedeman, Jan (9 October 2024). "Premier Schoof hekelt PVV-verzoek om ontslag Halsema: 'Dit gaat veel te ver'" [Prime Minister Schoof criticizes PVV request for dismissal Halsema: 'This goes way too far']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ Meijer, Remco (9 October 2024). "Kamer wil koning belasting laten betalen, maar is verdeeld over de vraag: hoe dan verder?" [House wants kings to pay taxes, but is divided over the question: How to continue afterwards?]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ^ Kiesraad (31 May 2019). "Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.