Lammert van Raan

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Raan, not Raan.
Lammert van Raan
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
22 March 2017 – 5 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1962-02-03) 3 February 1962 (age 62)
Harlingen, The Netherlands
Political partyParty for the Animals
SpouseLieke Keller

Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as member of the water board of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the municipal council of Amsterdam.[4] In 2015, Van Raan joined the States-Provincial of North Holland, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017.[5]

Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the Party for the Animals (PvdD), he got more involved with left-wing politics and eventually joined the PvdD.[4] A key reason for this switch was global warming, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic."[3]

  1. ^ "PvdD wil nieuwe letters Museumplein: van zwerfafval". Het Parool (in Dutch). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Lammert van Raan (PvdD)". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Van Westhreenen, Saskia (18 November 2017). "Harlinger Kamerlid Lammert van Raan: roeien tegen de stroom in". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "BNR introduceert Kamerleden: Lammert van Raan". BNR (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Lammert van Raan". Partij voor de Dieren (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2019.