Joeri Pool (born 22 February 1993) is a Dutch politician of the

Party for Freedom The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine ...

(PVV). He was a member of the Provincial Council of Overijssel from 2019 to 2023 and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 6 December 2023. He is currently the PVV's spokesman on defense and national security.

Biography

Early life and education

Pool was born in Zwolle in 1993. He attended the Koninklijke Militaire Academie (Royal Military Academy) in

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on an army officer training course before studying a bachelor's degree in history and then a master's degree in political science at the Utrecht University. After graduating he worked within the IT sector.

Political career

Pool worked as a senior policy officer for the PVV's parliamentary faction and was elected to the Provincial Council of Overijssel in 2019. In 2021, he submitted an application to become mayor in his hometown of

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becoming the first PVV politician to directly seek mayorship and said his decision was due to crime and antisocial behaviour from residents of a nearby asylum centre. During the

2023 Dutch general election Early general elections are scheduled to be held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2023 to elect the members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives. The election had been expected to be held in 2025, but a snap el ...

, Pool was elected to the House of Representatives on the PVV's list. In his February 2024 maiden speech, he argued the Dutch government was endangering national security through its support of Ukraine during that country's invasion by Russia. He referred to the Dutch policy as a stream of provocations towards Russia. This drew sharp criticism from other parties in the House, and fellow PVV MP

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later called Pool's comments reductive.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pool, Joeri Living people 1993 births 21st-century Dutch politicians Party for Freedom politicians Utrecht University alumni Members of the Provincial Council of Overijssel Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Zwolle