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Diederik Boomsma

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Diederik Boomsma
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJudith Uitermark
Personal details
Born (1978-06-22) 22 June 1978 (age 46)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Political partyNew Social Contract (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Democratic Appeal (until 2023)
OccupationPolitician

Diederik T. Boomsma (born 22 June 1978) is a Dutch politician for the New Social Contract, who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 4 July 2024.[1] He succeeded Judith Uitermark, who had been appointed interior minister in the Schoof cabinet two days earlier, and his portfolio includes migration, human trafficking, prostitution, nature, and fisheries.[2][3]

In 2022, he was voted "best councillor in the Netherlands".[4] He was a councillor in Amsterdam for the Christian Democratic Appeal.[5]

House committees

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  • Committee for Foreign Trade and Development
  • Contact group France
  • Committee for Asylum and Migration
  • Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
  • Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning[6]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Diederik Boomsma
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2022 Amsterdam Municipal Council Christian Democratic Appeal 1 5,620 1 Won [7]
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 21 1,316 20 Lost[a] [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Boomsma was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References

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  1. ^ "Drs. D.T. (Diederik) Boomsma". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ "Benoemingen leden Tweede Kamer en Europees Parlement" [Appointments members House of Representatives and European Parliament]. Electoral Council (Press release) (in Dutch). 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Diederik Boomsma, die in Amsterdam in zijn eentje het CDA vertegenwoordigt, verkozen tot beste raadslid van Nederland". Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ den Hartog, Tobias; Timmer, Edwin (26 September 2023). "Omtzigt kiest voor veel ex-CDA'ers, een model en lokale politici – en sluit het premierschap toch niet ui". parool.nl. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "Diederik Boomsma". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022" [Municipal Council 16 March 2022]. Electoral Council (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Model P 22-1: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal" [Model P 22-1: Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives] (PDF). Staatscourant (in Dutch). Vol. 2024, no. 119. 24 January 2024. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Overheid.nl.

See also

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