Robert Housmans

Robert W.P.E. Housmans (born 1974)[1] is a Dutch politician, who currently serves as a deputy in the Provincial-Executive of Limburg.

Robert Housmans
Member of the Provincial-Executive of Limburg
Assumed office
June 28, 2019
Member of the States of Limburg
In office
2015–2019
Member of the Sittard-Geleen municipal council
In office
2010–2015
In office
2018–2019
Personal details
Born
Robert W.P.E. Housmans

1974 (age 45–46)
Born, Limburg
Political partyParty for Freedom (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		Trots op Nederland (2010–2011)
Focus (2011–2013)
Stadspartij (2013–2015)

He entered politics as a member of the municipal council of Sittard-Geleen in 2010 after being elected as the lijsttrekker of Trots op Nederland.[2] That party changed its name a year later to "Focus". Housmans joined the Stadspartij in January 2013 and left the council in 2015 to become a member of the States of Limburg on behalf of the Party for Freedom (PVV).[3]

During the 2017 Dutch general election, he was on place 22 of the PVV's party-list. He received 904 preferential votes, and his party won 20 seats – not enough for Housmans to become an MP.[4] He returned to municipal politics in 2018 and was elected as lijsttrekker of the PVV.[3]

He became a member of Limburg's provincial-executive on June 28, 2019, marking the end of his term as a member of the States of Limburg and as a councilman in Sittard-Geleen.[5][6] When Sietse Fritsma, an MP on behalf of the PVV, vacated his seat later in 2019 and the next person in line, Karen Gerbrands, declined, the seat was offered to Housmans. However, he turned down the seat as well because of his recent appointment as deputy, resulting in Chris Jansen filling the position.[7][8]

References
  1. "De heer R.W.P.E. (Robert) Housmans". Provincie Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Gemeenteraad 3 maart 2010". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. Hoof, Jean van (5 March 2018). "Kandidaten- en partijcaroussel in Sittard-Geleen". 1Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64 and 65. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "Bijzonderheden Statenvergadering 28 juni 2019". Provincie Limburg (in Dutch). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. Zwets, Martine (3 July 2019). "Twee nieuwe raadsleden gemeente Sittard-Geleen". De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. Peeters, Jule (22 November 2019). "PVV-gedeputeerde Housmans ziet af van Kamerzetel". De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. Hartog, Tobias den (26 November 2019). "Kritische Gerbrands niet de Tweede Kamer in namens de PVV". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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