Sander Smit (Dutch: [ˈsɑndər ˈsmɪt]; born 29 July 1985)[1] is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
Sander Smit | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | European People's Party Group |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1985 Goor, Netherlands] |
| Political party | BBB (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Appeal (until 2023) |
Political career
editSmit was a member of the Hof van Twente Municipal Council on behalf of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), and he worked for eight years as policy advisor of MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik. He later joined the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), founded by former CDA member Caroline van der Plas in 2019, and he was the party’s lead candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election. He positioned his party politically between the European People's Party and the European Conservatives and Reformists, and he said he intended to cooperate with both.[2] BBB won two seats, joining the European People's Party Group, and Smit was elected to the European Parliament.[3]
European Parliament committees
edit- Committee on Fisheries (vice-chair)
- Delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (substitute)
- Delegation for relations with Israel (substitute)[4]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 1 | 218,669 | 2 | Won | [3] | |
References
edit- ^ "Sander Smit". Farmer–Citizen Movement (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Wil de echte CDA'er opstaan? Drie Europese lijsttrekkers met christendemocratisch verleden" [Can the real CDA member report themselves? Three European lead candidates with a Christian democratic past]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 27–28, 45. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Sander SMIT". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
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