| Harm Beertema | |
| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 17 June 2010 |
| Term End: | 5 December 2023 |
| Office2: | Member of the States of South Holland |
| Term Start2: | 17 March 2011 |
| Term End2: | 15 July 2011 |
| Birth Name: | Harm Jan Beertema |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Party: | Farmer–Citizen Movement (2023–present) |
| Otherparty: | Party for Freedom (until 2023) |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
Harm Jan Beertema (born 9 March 1952) is a Dutch politician and former educator. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom since 17 June 2010. He focuses on matters of primary, special, secondary and vocational education as well as teachers policy. He was a member of the States of South Holland from 17 March 2011 until 15 July 2011.[1]
Beertema did not stand in the Dutch general election of November 2023. He had been placed 16th on the list of Party for Freedom candidates, and considered this too low given his experience in the party, and turned the option down. The day before the elections, Beertema announced on X that he had become a member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement and that he would vote for Caroline van der Plas.[2] During the coalition forming process, he questioned the ability of his former party to govern, given its representatives' lack of experience.[3]
| Body | Party | Votes | Result | . | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 20 | style=text-align:right | 235 | style=text-align:right | 24 | ||||
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 10 | style=text-align:right | 433 | style=text-align:right | 15 | ||||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 10 | style=text-align:right | 515 | style=text-align:right | 20 | ||||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | 16 | style=text-align:right | 456 | style=text-align:right | 17 | [4] |