Chris Jansen

Chris A. Jansen (born 27 October 1966) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives between November 2019 and March 2021 on behalf of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV).

Chris Jansen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
27 November 2019  30 March 2021
Preceded bySietse Fritsma
Member of the Provincial Executive of Flevoland
Assumed office
29 June 2023
Member of the States of Flevoland
In office
13 October 2021  29 June 2023
Preceded byJan Meindert Keuter
In office
10 March 2011  28 January 2020
Succeeded byJan Meindert Keuter
Member of the Almere municipal council
In office
11 March 2010  15 January 2020
Succeeded byArnoud Ravestein
In office
30 March 2022  29 June 2023
Personal details
Born
Chris A. Jansen

(1966-10-27) 27 October 1966
Bussum
Political partyParty for Freedom
Children2

Jansen's political career started in 2010, when he was elected to the Almere municipal council. Simultaneously, he served a member of the States of Flevoland starting the next year, rising to the position of party leader of the province in 2013. He remained loyal to Geert Wilders, founder of the PVV, after he held a speech in which he asked a crowd whether they would want more or fewer Moroccans, being the only member of the party in Almere to not distance himself from the speech. Jansen also served as chair of the Almere audit office for three years.

During the 2017 Dutch general election, Jansen was placed 23rd on the PVV's party list. His party received twenty seats – not enough for Jansen to become an MP. However, when Sietse Fritsma vacated his seat in 2019, Jansen was appointed as his successor. He subsequently resigned from his positions as municipal councillor and member of the states-provincial. His term in the House ended after he lost re-election in the 2021 general election, and he returned to the municipal and provincial councils afterwards. Following 2023 provincial elections, the PVV joined the governing coalition and Jansen became a member of the Provincial Executive of Flevoland.

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