{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Dennis Ram | native_name = | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | office = Member of the House of Representatives | term_start = 6 December 2023 | term_end = 11 November 2025 | office1 = Municipal councillor of Groningen | term_start1 = 2022 | term_end1 = 2023 | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | office3 = Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen | term_start3 = 2011 | term_end3 = 2023 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | party = Party for Freedom (2006–present) | other_party = Pim Fortuyn List (2002–2006) | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = University of Groningen | occupation = {{hlist|Politician}} | profession = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = }} '''Dennis Ram''' (born 30 March 1974, in The Hague) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He was a member of the Provincial Council of Groningen from 2011 to 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025.
==Biography== ===Early life and career=== Ram was born in The Hague in 1974. He completed pre-university studies at the Rijnlands Lyceum in Wassenaar before studying for a degree in artificial intelligence at the University of Groningen. He then worked in the telecoms industry, including for VodafoneZiggo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gemeenteraad.groningen.nl/Raadsleden/dennis-ram |title=Dennis Ram |access-date=2023-12-11 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212002843/https://gemeenteraad.groningen.nl/Raadsleden/dennis-ram |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Politics=== Ram was a supporter of the Pim Fortuyn List before becoming active in the PVV in 2006 after being introduced to the party by Ton van Kesteren at a meeting. He was elected to the Provincial Council of Groningen in 2011 on behalf of the PVV and sat there until 2023. He is also a member of the council of the municipality of Groningen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groningen.pvv.nl/dennis-ram |title=Dennis Ram |access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vm8dany2q7u8/d_dennis_ram |title=D. Dennis Ram |access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref> For the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives. In parliament, he focused on matters related to foreign trade and development cooperation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.quotenet.nl/zakelijk/a46048805/nieuwe-tweede-kamerleden-maar-aantal-ondernemers-is-bar-en-boos/ |title=Nieuwe Tweede Kamerleden, maar aantal ondernemers is bar en boos |access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.pvv.nl/tweede-kamerfractie.html |access-date = 31 March 2024 |language = nl |website = Party for Freedom |title = Tweede Kamerfractie |trans-title = House of Representatives group }}</ref> He was not re-elected in October 2025, and his term ended on 11 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2590054-tromgeroffel-en-tranen-zeventig-vertrekkende-kamerleden-uitgezwaaid|website=NOS|language=nl|access-date=11 November 2025|date=11 November 2025|title=Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid|trans-title=Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off}}</ref>
===House committee assignments=== * Committee for Foreign Trade and Development * Committee for Foreign Affairs * Committee for Defence * Committee for Asylum and Migration<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members_of_parliament/members_of_parliament/ram-d-pvv |website = House of Representatives |access-date = 27 December 2024 |title = Dennis Ram }}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Incomplete list|date=December 2023}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Dennis Ram}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |- ! scope="col" |Party seats ! scope="col" |Individual |- ! scope="row" | 2023 | rowspan=2 | House of Representatives | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"| | rowspan=2 | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 26 | style=text-align:right | 1,394 | style=text-align:right | 37 | {{yes2|Won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2023 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 21 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 4 December 2023 |title = Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 |trans-title = Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 |pages = 33–34 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | style=text-align:right | 33 | style=text-align:right | 720 | style=text-align:right | 26 | {{no2|Lost}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/publicaties/2025/11/07/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-verkiezing-van-de-tweede-kamer-2025-d.d.-7-november-2025|format=PDF|language=nl|website=Electoral Council|access-date=11 November 2025|title=Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025|trans-title=Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025|date=7 November 2025|pages=13–14}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–2025}} {{Authority control}}
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