Joost Sneller Explained

Joost Caspar Sneller (born 24 July 1982) is a Dutch politician representing D66 in the House of Representatives

Career

Sneller was a personal assistant to MP Lousewies van der Laan and was associated with the D66 House of Representatives group for various periods as a policy officer and both official and political secretary. He was municipal councillor of The Hague from 2010 to 2014 and director of the Hans van Mierlo Foundation from 2016 to 2017.^[1] On 31 October 2017, Sneller was installed as a member of the House of Representatives, and he received the portfolio of internal affairs, justice, drugs, democratic renewal, general affairs and the Royal House.^{[2] [3]}

After his November 2023 re-election, his focus changed to finances, economic affairs, taxes, justice, internal affairs, and the Royal House.^[4] Responding to a personnel shortage in prisons, he worked with Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) and Derk Boswijk (CDA) on a bill to allow courts to impose house arrest and electronic ankle monitoring as an alternative to short prison sentences. They also argued that it would help lower the risk of repeat offenses.^[5] Sneller filed a motion urging the cabinet to include "minimal material requirements for internal party democracy" in its bill on political parties, which would prohibit the Party for Freedom (PVV) from continuing to have only one member. The motion did not gain majority support in the House of Representatives.^[6]

Electoral history

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Body	Party		Votes	Result	.
Party seats	Individual
2017	House of Representatives		Democrats 66	style=text-align:right	22	style=text-align:right	547	style=text-align:right	19		[7]
2021	House of Representatives		Democrats 66	style=text-align:right	14	style=text-align:right	933	style=text-align:right	24		[8]
2023	House of Representatives		Democrats 66	style=text-align:right	5	style=text-align:right	2,094	style=text-align:right	9		[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Joost Sneller . Biography, education and career of Joost Sneller . . 28 November 2023 . nl.
2. Web site: J.C. (Joost) Sneller . . 28 November 2023 . nl.
3. Web site: Joost Sneller . . 28 November 2023 . nl.
4. Web site: Verdeling van portefeuilles Tweede Kamerfractie . 14 April 2024 . nl . . Portfolio allocation House of Representatives group .
5. News: NSC en D66 willen in plaats van korte celstraffen de enkelband: 'Het is echt geen thuisvakantie' . subscription . 30 September 2024 . Oost . Georgia . Van de Ven . Liam . 30 September 2024 . nl . . NSC and D66 want to replace short prison sentences by ankle monitoring: 'It is really not a staycation' .
6. News: NSC haakt voorlopig af: coalitie dringt bij nader inzien niet aan op meer partijdemocratie in de PVV . subscription . 15 October 2024 . Meijer . Remco . 16 October 2024 . nl . . NSC drops off: Coalition won't urge PVV to increase level of party democracy after all .
7. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar) . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 21 March 2017 . Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example) . 114–115 .
8. Web site: Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 29 March 2021 . Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021 . 62–100, 188 .
9. Web site: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 4 December 2023 . Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 . 19–20 .