Vincent van den Born

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van den Born, not Born.
Vincent van den Born
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Municipal councillor of Den Helder
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 March 2018
Personal details
Born
Vincent H. van den Born

(1967-02-01) 1 February 1967 (age 57)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyPVV
Occupation
  • Politician

Vincent H. van den Born (born 1 February 1967) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV).

Career

Before entering politics, Van den Born was a security guard and then a BOA (investigation officer) for the Dutch National Police before working at the court in Alkmaar.[1] He has also been a municipal councillor of Den Helder since 2018 for the PVV where he is party leader.[2][3]

Since 6 December 2023, Van den Born has been a member of the House of Representatives. He was his party's spokesperson for pensions until his portfolio was removed. Instead, he serves as the party's liaison, and he has explained his responsibilities as "doing internal activities within the parliamentary group and nationally".[4][5] One year into the House's new term, Algemeen Dagblad noted that Van den Born had not made any contributions in plenary or committee debates.[6]

House committees

  • Committee for Education, Culture and Science
  • Committee for Digital Affairs[7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Vincent van den Born
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 41 176 17 Lost [8]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 31 386 37 Won [9]

References

  1. ^ "Vincent van den Born". Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. ^ "V.H. (Vincent) van den Born". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ De Jager, Marischka (22 November 2023). "Krijgt Den Helder twee leden in de Tweede Kamer? PVV'er Vincent van den Born is 'in ieder geval gemotiveerd'" [Is Den Helder getting two members in the House of Representatives? PVV member Vincent van den Born is 'motivated anyway']. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ "PVV nu één jaar grootste partij, maar nog altijd minder actief dan andere grote partijen" [PVV has been the largest party for one year, but is still less active than other major parties]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ Hoedeman, Jan; Klerks, Martijn (6 December 2024). "De balans na een jaar nieuwe Tweede Kamer: CU-Kamerlid was 13 uur lang aan het woord" [The balance after a year of the new House of Representatives: CU MP talked for 13 hours]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Vincent van den Born". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  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. 20–21. 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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