Robert "Rob" Roos (born 2 August 1966) is a Dutch politician and a current

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(MEP). He is a member of the JA21 political party, since leaving the Forum for Democracy (FvD) in 2020. Roos worked in the telecoms industry before becoming active in politics. He briefly served in the

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from 28 March 2019 to 4 September 2019, in which he chaired the FvD group. He had been '' lijsttrekker'' in the 2019 provincial election."Lijsttrekker FvD in Zuid-Holland verruilt provincie voor Europa"
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'' (in Dutch), 13 August 2019. In the

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, he was placed second on the list led by

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. In the 2019 Senate election, he was placed thirteenth on the list led by

Henk Otten Henk Otten (born 30 May 1967) is a Dutch politician and economist. He has been a member of the Senate since June 2019. He was the co-founder of the party Forum for Democracy (FvD) along with Thierry Baudet. He served as FvD treasurer from 2016 to ...

. Roos currently represents JA21 in a Netherlands seat in the EU Parliament. He is vice-chair of the

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Parlement.com - biography
Living people 1966 births People from Alblasserdam MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024 Forum for Democracy MEPs JA21 politicians 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-MEP-stub