Daan de Neef

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In this Dutch name, the surname is De Neef, not Neef.
Daan de Neef
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De Neef in 2018
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 March 2021
Member of the Breda municipal council
In office
29 March 2018[1] – 1 April 2021[2]
Succeeded byTon Overeem
Personal details
Born
D. de Neef

(1977-09-15) 15 September 1977 (age 44)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Alma materUtrecht University of Applied Sciences

Daan de Neef (born 15 September 1977) is a Dutch speechwriter and politician for the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election, and he previously held a seat in the Breda municipal council. De Neef has also been a political staffer of the VVD and owned a speech consultancy.

Early life and career[]

De Neef was born and raised in Rotterdam, living in its neighborhood Oosterflank.[3][4][5] He attended the secondary school MAVO Kralingen and studied journalism at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences.[5][6] He also studied philosophy in 2010 for one year at Leiden University.[7]

Starting in 2003, De Neef worked as a press secretary of the VVD's House caucus.[8] He was the editor of the 2004 book Ode aan de vrijheid (Ode to freedom), which contains introductions to liberal philosophers by prominent VVD members including Jozias van Aartsen, Frits Bolkestein, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Geert Wilders, the latter of whom left the party around the time of the book's publication.[9][10] Another book by De Neef was published in 2008 called Canon van de filosofie. It lists the 76 most important philosophical works based on the opinions of 24 professors, and it was an initiative of Filosofie Magazine.[11][12] While working for the VVD's House caucus, De Neef occasionally wrote speeches for Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[4]

He left his job to become a speechwriter at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and later returned to the VVD, where he was responsible for the communication between Mark Rutte's office and the party's House caucus.[4][13] De Neef founded and ran a speech and presentation consultancy called Epic Empire, and he simultaneously served as adjunct secretary for communication of the Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden (Animal affairs council) starting in March 2020.[6][14]

Politics[]

Breda municipal council[]

He was the VVD's seventh candidate in Breda in the 2018 municipal elections and was elected to the council.[15][16] De Neef's focus was on sustainability, nature, animal welfare, public space, and education.[17] In the council, he proposed introducing a community service officer concerned solely with animal issues.[18]

House of Representatives[]

De Neef was placed 56th on the VVD's party list in the 2010 general election. He received 183 preference votes and was not elected, as his party won 31 seats.[19]

He again ran for member of parliament in the 2021 general election as the VVD's 34th candidate.[20] He was also part of the committee that wrote the party's election program.[21] The VVD won exactly 34 seats, causing De Neef to get elected, and he personally received 928 votes.[20] De Neef was sworn into the House of Representatives on 31 March and is the VVD's spokesperson for youth policy, the , youth health care, civilian service, poverty, and credit counseling (formerly also occupational safety and health).[22] He is on the Committees for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; for Health, Welfare and Sport; and for Social Affairs and Employment.[3]

Personal life[]

De Neef is a resident of Breda and has before lived in Rotterdam and The Hague.[3][4] He is vegan, and he has been in a relationship with Leonie Gerritsen, a member of the Party for the Animals who was her party's 23rd candidate in the 2021 general election, since 2020.[23][24] A fan of death, black, and doom metal, De Neef was the singer of heavy metal band Concedo Nulli.[4][22] His favorite band is Amenra.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ "Installatie gemeenteraad 2018-2022" [Installation municipal council 2018–2022]. Gemeente Breda (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "DebatRaad" [Debate council]. Gemeente Breda (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Daan de Neef". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Speechschrijver grunt nu eigen tekst" [Speechwriter now grunts his own text]. AD/Haagsche Courant (in Dutch). 16 October 2012. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b Verdonschot, Leon. "Daan de Neef". KINK (Podcast). Oeverloos (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b Cup, Ine (12 March 2021). "Op deze West-Brabanders kun je stemmen tijdens de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen" [You could vote for these people from western Brabant in the general election]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Wie zijn de Leidse alumni in de Tweede Kamer?" [Who are the Leiden alumni in the House of Representatives?]. Universiteit Leiden (Press release) (in Dutch). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ De Neef, Daan; Boulakjar, Faissal (20 July 2021). "Bredanaars na 100 dagen in de Tweede Kamer: 'Rode loper wordt nog net niet uitgerold'" [Breda residents after 100 days in the House of Representatives: 'The red carpet has not quite been rolled out']. BN DeStem (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Nico Schapendonk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Wilders in VVD-boek" [Wilders in VVD book]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 8 September 2004. p. 6.
  10. ^ Heumakers, Arnold (21 January 2005). "Het tumult komt van rechts" [The tumult is coming from the right]. NRC (in Dutch).
  11. ^ "De beste honderd filosofische boeken" [The one hundred best philosophical books]. Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 31 July 2008.
  12. ^ Vermeer, Nelleke (30 May 2008). "Canon van de filosofie. De 100 beste filosofieboeken aller tijden" [Canon of philosophy. The 100 best philosophical books of all time]. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). p. 1.
  13. ^ Bremmer, David; Duin, Roelf Jan (4 April 2014). "Ruttes 'pitbull' gaat weg" [Rutte's 'pitbull' departs]. Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). p. 14.
  14. ^ "Jaarverslag 2020" [2020 annual report] (PDF). Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden (in Dutch). 2021. p. 26. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. ^ Verlinden, Paul (23 November 2017). "Bekende namen op VVD-lijst in Breda" [Well-known names on VVD's party list in Breda]. BN/De Stem (in Dutch). p. 4.
  16. ^ Hayes, Tom; Verlinden, Paul (24 March 2018). "'Dorpelingen' scoren in Bredase gemeenteraad" ['Villagers' score in Breda municipal council]. BN/De Stem (in Dutch). p. 1.
  17. ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Specialties]. VVD Breda (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  18. ^ Schapendonk, Nico (24 January 2020). "Inzet van 'dierenboa' in Breda wordt nog knap lastig" [Deployment of 'animal CSO' in Breda will be quite difficult]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 28 and 29. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 14 and 157. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Zeker Nederland" [Certainly the Netherlands] (PDF). VVD (in Dutch). p. 2. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Daan de Neef". VVD (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  23. ^ a b Verdonschot, Leon (7 July 2021). "Het gloren tegemoet" [Towards the dawn]. De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  24. ^ Hochstenbach, Gerlach (17 March 2021). "Een dag van leven tussen hoop en vrees voor drie West-Brabantse kandidaten" [A day in the life between hope and fear for three candidates from western Brabant]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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