Diederik Boomsma

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

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

• 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

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

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

References

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

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present