Leon Willem Evert "Léon" de Jong (born 31 August 1982 in
Gouda
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* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda
** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda
** Gouda railway station
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) is a Dutch politician and singer and a former musician and salesman. As a member of the
Party for Freedom
The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands.
Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine ...
(Partij voor de Vrijheid) he was an
MP from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012 and again from 2017. He focused on matters of
social affairs, employment and infrastructure.
De Jong worked in retail and finance and was part of the pop rock singing duo
In Front, before entering into politics in 2010.
De Jong currently leads the Party for Freedom in the city council of
The Hague, where he serves as council member.
Personal
De Jong has a relationship with PVV parliament member
Fleur Agema with whom he has a daughter.
References
*
Parlement.com biography
1982 births
Living people
Dutch pop singers
Dutch rock singers
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Party for Freedom politicians
People from Gouda, South Holland
21st-century Dutch politicians
Dutch Zionists
21st-century Dutch male singers
21st-century Dutch singers
20th-century Dutch people
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