Joost Eerdmans

Eerdmans, JA21, including logo on the bottom left

Summary

Joost Eerdmans is born in Harderwijk on 9 January 1971 and lives in Rotterdam. He is in total 2765 days active in the House of Representatives.

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Biography

"Doch dyn plicht en let de lju mar rabje" (Do your duty and let people talk)

After studying public administration, I worked as a project officer for the Parliamentary Investigation into Investigative Methods and as a civil servant. As secretary to Mayor Opstelten of Rotterdam, I got to see the rise of Pim Fortuyn first hand. I believed in that man. As part of Lijst Pim Fortuyn, I was elected to parliament in 2002. In 2006, I joined Deloitte as a public affairs manager before becoming part-time alderman and deputy mayor in Capelle. After that, I was alderman for safety, enforcement, and public space for Leefbaar Rotterdam.

Not on the sidelines

Clearly, politics has a hold on me. I am very excited about working on JA21’s key party points: we want to curb migration and stop sending billions of euros to southern Europe because of the EU. Safety is also high on my list of priorities, and I believe we have to get rid of pointless climate measures such as getting the Netherlands off the gas grid. JA21 was not set up to stand on the sidelines.

A lover of debate

I have always expressed my political views in columns and radio programmes. When I still presented Avondspits on Radio1, for example, I loved going over listeners’ reactions to my statement of the day. While I like accomplishing things, I’m also a lover of debate. In my spare time, I enjoy playing the piano or going out to a comedy show.

Education

  • National History, Leiden University, 2009
  • Postgraduate seminar on Police Law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1996
  • Doctorate Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  • Public Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1993

Career

  • Presenter, NPORadio1, from 2018
  • Group chairman, Leefbaar Rotterdam, Rotterdam, from 2018
  • Alderman & 1st Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 2014-2018
  • TV and radio host, NPORadio1 en NPO2 en Omroep WNL, 2010-2014
  • Alderman, municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, Capelle aan den IJssel, 2009-2014
  • Head of Public Affairs, Deloitte Nederland, Rotterdam, 2007-2009
  • Presenter & columnist, BNR Nieuwsradio & Geenstijl.nl, 2006-2007
  • Member of the House of Representatives, Lijst Pim Fortuyn, 2002-2006
  • Secretary to Mayor Opstelten, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 1999-2002
  • Staff officer / senior legal officer / program manager, Ministry of Justice and Security, 1997-1999

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