Jan Klink

House of Representatives Klink was placed 35th on the VVD's party list in the 2021 general election. He received 1,092 preference votes, and his party won 34 seats, causing Klink to not be elected. He stepped down as alderman a few days later, because a better result for the VVD had been predicted based on preliminary results. He was appointed as the temporary replacement of House member Bas van 't Wout, who went on sick leave due to an occupational burnout, on 2 June 2021. Klink became a permanent member of the House of Representatives on 7 September following Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius's resignation. His specialties in the House are international trade and development aid. He is on the Committees for Defense, for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (chair), for European Affairs, for Foreign Affairs, for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, for the Interior (vice chair), and for Kingdom Relations as well as on the Benelux Parliament. After a snap election was called for November 2023, Klink announced he would not run for re-election to spend more time with his children.

He and his wife appeared 11th and 10th, respectively, on the VVD's party list in the 2022 municipal elections in Wijdemeren.

Personal life Klink has a wife named Irma, two daughters, and two sons, and he lives in the North Holland town of Loosdrecht. He and his wife own a bed and breakfast.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2021 House of Representatives People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 35 1,092 34