Joël Voordewind | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 November 2006 – 31 March 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joël Stephanus Voordewind (1965-07-09)9 July 1965 (age 60) Sleen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Union |
| Relations | Married |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (MA,Political science) |
| Occupation | Politician, development aid worker |
| Website | ChristianUnion website(in Dutch) |
Joël Stephanus Voordewind (born 9 July 1965 inSleen,Drenthe) is a Dutch politician and formerdevelopment aid worker. As a member of theChristian Union (ChristenUnie) he was an MP from 2006 until 2021. He focused on matters offoreign policy,defense,development aid,youth and family. Since 7 July 2022, he has been analderman ofAlkmaar.
Voordewind, after receiving a degree inpolitical sciences (with a specialization ininternational relations) atVU University Amsterdam, started working as an assistant for the DutchLabour parliamentary party. He began in 1991 and left the party in 1994. After this he worked for theEuropean Union, theUnited Nations and an international Christian aid organisation namedDorcas Aid. For some time he was committed as a spokesman to the Dutch Secretary of Defence.
After some time Voordewind came to the conclusion that because of his Christian convictions, it would be better if he switched to a Christian party. He made this decision in 1999 and began to work for theparliamentary group of the Christian Union. In 2001 he became their campaign leader for theDutch general election in 2002. He also led the campaign towards thegeneral election in 2003. In 2003 he was a member of theStates-Provincial ofNorth Holland. Until 2006 he was head of thepublic relations division of the party. He was chairman of the local Christian Union in the Dutch capitalAmsterdam for which in 2002 and 2006 he stood for the local council, but both times the CU gained no seats.
Voordewind was elected into the Dutch Parliament in 2006. He was the fourth name on the candidate list of the Christian Union, which doubled its number of seats from three to six. For this party he was the spokesman for all issues concerning the health system, welfare and sports, defence and European Affairs.
He is married and the father of two children. Son Manuel works as a press spokesperson for the Christian Union (CU) parliamentary group in the Second Chamber.[1] He lives in Amsterdam and is a member of a DutchVineyard-church.
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| 2002 | AmsterdamMunicipal council | Christian Union | 1 | 2,309 | Lost | |||
| 2002 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 20 | 4 | Lost | |||
| 2003 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 16 | 491 | 3 | Lost | ||
| 2006 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Christian Union | 1 | 2,065 | Lost | |||
| 2006 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 4 | 1,849 | 6 | Won | ||
| 2010 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Christian Union | 30 | 136 | Lost | |||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 3,813 | 5 | Won | |||
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 13,877 | 5 | Won | |||
| 2014 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Christian Union | 4 | 403 | 0 | Lost | ||
| 2015 | Provincial Council of North Holland | Christian Union | 27 | 1 | Lost | |||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 3 | 6,166 | 5 | Won | ||
| 2018 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Christian Union | 49 | 20 | 1 | Lost | ||
| 2022 | Amsterdam Municipal Council | Christian Union | 42 | 60 | 0 | Lost | ||
| 2024 | European Parliament | Christian Union | 19[a] | 3,656 | 0 | Lost | [2] | |
Upon his departure from the Second Chamber, Voordewind was appointed Knight in theOrder of Orange-Nassau.[3]
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