Jan Roos (; born 27 January 1977) is a Dutch journalist and former politician and activist.

Career

Roos worked for the PowNed public broadcasting association, where he made reports for the daily

PowNews PowNews was a Dutch television news show which was broadcast on Nederland 3 NPO 3 (''NPO drie'', formerly Nederland 3 until 2014) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organi ...

news program. He also made the radio programme ''Echte Jannen'' for PowNed. Roos used to be a reporter for BNR Nieuwsradio. He later worked for the Dutch self described "politically incorrect" blog

GeenStijl GeenStijl is a Dutch blog founded on 10 April 2003. The logo is a pink coloured crown within a circle. In the Dutch language, the term "geen stijl" (literal translation: no style) is used to describe an act by a person or organisation that lack ...

.
GeenPeil-referendum gaat door
, '' NOS'', 14 October 2015. In 2015 Jan Roos was the campaign leader for

GeenPeil GeenPeil (Dutch "no poll") is a political initiative by GeenStijl ("no style" or "without style"), a Dutch weblog and political party known for its provocative content and its past hoaxes. The name refers to polling results. First initiative 201 ...

, a campaign which got a

referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

on the EU-Association Treaty with

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on the books. During this campaign Jan Roos often wore a sailor cap. GeenPeil later ran as a political party in the

2017 general election This national electoral calendar for 2017 lists the national/federal elections held in 2017 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *5 November ...

. It failed to gain enough votes to win any seats in the Dutch parliament. Roos campaigned as top candidate of the

VoorNederland VoorNederland (translated: For Netherlands or Pro-Netherlands) was a Dutch political party. It was previously active in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands as the Group Bontes/Van Klaveren ( nl, Groep Bontes/Van Klaveren), a parliament ...

party, also gaining no seats.

Personal

Jan Roos is divorced and has three children. Jan Roos has a criminal conviction for an attack on a 16-year-old boy in 2018 and was fined 750 euro for it. Additionally, he had to pay 700 euro to the victim. The minor suffered a traumatic brain injury, neck pain, mouth bleeding, and a loose front tooth.Geldboete voor Jan Roos na mishandeling
, '' Algemeen Dagblad'', 05 April 2019.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Jan 1977 births Living people Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands Dutch bloggers Dutch columnists Dutch journalists Dutch atheists Dutch opinion journalists Dutch radio presenters Dutch satirists Dutch reporters and correspondents Dutch Internet celebrities Dutch infotainers Dutch graphic designers People from Bergen, North Holland 21st-century Dutch criminals