Reinier van Lanschot
Reinier van Lanschot | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Parliamentary group | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Co-President of Volt Europa | |
| In office October 2019 – June 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1989 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Volt (since 2018) Volt Netherlands |
| Residence | Maastricht |
| Education | Bachelor's and Master's degree degree in law |
| Alma mater | University of Utrecht University of Amsterdam |
Reinier van Lanschot (born 7 September 1989) is a Dutch politician and one of Volt Netherlands Members of the European Parliament alongside Anna Strolenberg. In 2018, he co-founded Volt Netherlands with Laurens Dassen and served as its chairman during the party's first year. He was the party's top candidate for the European Parliament in the 2019 election and again in the 2024 election. Van Lanschot was elected to the co-presidency of Volt Europa (together with Valerie Sternberg of Volt Germany) at the 2019 General Assembly in Sofia, and re-elected for a second mandate (together with Francesca Romana D'Antuono of Volt Italy) at the 2021 Lisbon General Assembly.