Lammert van Raan (born 3 February 1962) is a Dutch politician currently serving as a member of the

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. Previously, he served as member of the

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of Amstel, Gooi and Vecht and the

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. In 2015, Van Raan joined the

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, where he served as member until his election to the House of Representatives in 2017. Van Raan, born in a family of entrepreneurs, originally supported the

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, but after his wife, Lieke Keller, co-founded the

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(PvdD), he got more involved with

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and eventually joined the PvdD. A key reason for this switch was

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, saying: "We're messing up the Earth, but I stay optimistic."

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1962 births Living people Members of the Provincial Council of North Holland Municipal councillors of Amsterdam Party for the Animals politicians People from Harlingen, Netherlands Dutch MPs 2017–2021 Dutch MPs 2021–2023 Party for the Animals MPs {{Netherlands-politician-stub