Maikel Boon

Maikel Christiaan Hendrikus Boon (born 11 May 1982) is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant since 2015 and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2023.

Biography Professional background Boon was born in The Hague in 1982. He completed MAVO and HAVO education in Bergen op Zoom before joining the Royal Dutch Army. He served a tour of Afghanistan in 2006 as part of the 44 Armored Infantry in 2006 in Uruzgan Province. After leaving the army he worked as a prison guard.

Political career Boon was elected to the Provincial Council of North Brabant on behalf of the PVV in 2015. During the 2023 Dutch general election he was elected as an MP in the House of Representatives, taking up 24th place on the PVV's list. He became the party's spokesperson for social integration.

In December 2024, an investigation by De Groene Amsterdammer revealed that Boon manages a network of at least six Facebook pages, on which he has been anonymously distributing racist images created using artificial intelligence since 2015. Shortly after the article was published, five of the six pages went offline.

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Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 39 413 20 2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 33 642 17 2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 24 731 37 2025 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 23 597 26