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Dutch politician (born 1972)

Raoul White
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1972-09-16) 16 September 1972 (age 52)
Paramaribo, Suriname
NationalityDutch
Political partyGroenLinks

Raoul Julian White (born 16 September 1972) is a Suriname-born Dutch politician representing the GroenLinks who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election. His focus has been on kingdom relations, slavery in the Netherlands, livable neighborhoods, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

Career

White has worked as a social worker and a manager at a welfare organization. Before his election to the House, he was part of the executive committee of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuidoost.

House committee assignments

  • Committee for the Interior
  • Petitions committee (chair)
  • Committee for Kingdom Relations
  • Delegation to the Interparliamentary Committee on the Dutch Language Union

Personal life

White is of Surinamese descent.

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Raoul White
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives GroenLinks–PvdA 21 3,192 25 Won

References

  1. "R.J. (Raoul) White". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "Portefeuilles Tweede Kamer" [House of Representatives portfolios]. GroenLinks–PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. "Make the world a better place". Zuidoost City (in Dutch). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. Kors, Laura; Waterweg, Mark (15 March 2024). "Kamerleden alweer 100 dagen op hun plek, hoe bevalt dat? 'Nog leuker dan ik van tevoren had verwacht'" [Members of parliament in office for 100 days already, how is it? 'Even more fun than I expected']. EenVandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. "Raoul White". House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. "Vier Tweede Kamerleden met Surinaamse roots". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  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. 23–31, 199. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2023–present)
House of Representatives
6 December 2023 – present
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 37)
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL/PvdA – 25)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 24)
New Social Contract
(NSC – 20)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 9)
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 7)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 5)
Socialist Party
(SP – 5)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 3)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
Christian Union
(CU – 3)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
JA21
(JA21 – 1)
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 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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