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

Career

Roos worked for the

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public broadcasting association, where he made reports for the daily PowNews 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.
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, '' NOS'', 14 October 2015. In 2015 Jan Roos was the campaign leader for GeenPeil, a campaign which got a

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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. 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 parliamen ...

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 The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and ...

'', 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