Ton Diepeveen

Ton Diepeveen
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Member of the Provincial Council of Gelderland
In office
20 March 2019 – 15 July 2024
Personal details
Born (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957 (age 67)
Veenendaal, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam

Ton Diepeveen (born 27 August 1957) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) who became a member of the European Parliament after the 2024 election.[1]

Diepeveen graduated with a degree in law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and worked as a fraud investigator and later as a company director before entering politics.[2][3] He served in the Provincial Council of Gelderland from 2019 to 2024, where he was group leader of the party.[4] Diepeveen ran for the European Parliament in June 2024 as the PVV's sixth candidate. The party secured six seats, but Diepeveen was not directly elected as lijstduwer Geert Wilders met the preference vote threshold. Wilders declined his seat, and Diepeveen was sworn into the European Parliament on 16 July 2024.[5][6]

European Parliament committees

Electoral history

Electoral history of Ton Diepeveen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2024 European Parliament Party for Freedom 6 5,590 6 Lost[a] [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Diepeveen was not elected despite his party's result due to Geert Wilders meeting the threshold for preference votes. However, he did become a member of the body as Wilders declined his seat.

References

  1. ^ "Twee Gelderlanders naar Europarlement: 'Heb wel een beetje gejuicht'" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland. 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "A. (Ton) Diepeveen". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Ton DIEPEVEEN". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "A. (Ton) Diepeveen". Parlement.com.
  5. ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 23–24, 42. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Benoemingen leden Tweede Kamer en Europees Parlement" [Appointments members House of Representatives and European Parliament]. Dutch Electoral Council (Press release) (in Dutch). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ^ "10th parliamentary term | Ton DIEPEVEEN". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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