Raymond de Roon

Raymond de Roon (born 1 September 1952) is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He was focused on matters of foreign policy, military operations and the European Union, and his specialities were changed solely to foreign policy after the 2023 general election.

Biography De Roon studied law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Leiden University. Afterwards, he was employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1983, he was a deputy prosecutor in Leeuwarden. Later, he operated as a prosecutor in The Hague, the Netherlands Antilles, and Zutphen. His last job before his election to the House was as advocate general at the Amsterdam court.

De Roon currently lives in Almere, and is also a member of the municipal council there. He was the local lead candidate for his party. The PVV went on to become the biggest party in Almere, with 21.6% of the vote and 9 seats in the council.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 3 448 9 2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 4 1,640 24 2012 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 14 347 15 2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 13 269 20 2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 17 520 17 2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 16 477 37 2025 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 22 280 26