Patrick Crijns

Patrick Crijns
Crijns (2024)
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Municipal councillor of Landgraaf
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 March 2022
Personal details
Born	P.P. Crijns (1984-07-27) 27 July 1984 (age 40) Heerlen, Netherlands
Political party	PVV
Occupation	Politician

P.P. (Patrick) Crijns (born 27 July 1984) is a Dutch politician. Since 6 December 2023, he has been a member of the House of Representatives, representing the PVV, and his focus is on youth and preventive healthcare.^[1]

Crijns was born in Heerlen in 1984. He worked as a security engineer before entering politics.^[2] He became active in politics after bringing a petition to the House of Representatives in 2016 calling for a Nexit referendum on Dutch membership of the European Union which was tabled in parliament by the PVV.^[3] He has also been a member of the municipal council of Landgraaf since March 2022, which he will be until 15 December 2023.^[4][5]

House committee assignments

• Committee for the Interior
• Building advice committee
• Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
• Committee for Foreign Trade and Development^[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Patrick Crijns

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	32	953	37	Won	[7]

References

1. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. "Zorgen over vele nieuwkomers in Tweede Kamer: 'De ervaring wordt steeds minder, dat levert problemen op'" [Concerns about many newcomers in the House of Representatives: 'The experience is becoming less and less, which causes problems']. De Limburger (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
3. "Over Patrick Crijns" [About Patrick Crijns]. PVV (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
4. "P.P. (Patrick) Crijns". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. "Crijns P.P (PVV)". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "Patrick Crijns". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
7. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.