27 Facts About Ton Raven

Ton Raven attended a high school and studied business administration at level, earning an SPD-I degree.

Ton Raven served as the chair of an Oud-Geleen youth association and as a neighborhood representative.

Ton Raven had a financial job at the municipality Sittard between 1980 and 1988, and he subsequently worked as part of the management of Sportstichting Sittard until he became an alderman in 1994.

Ton Raven left that organization when he became a municipal councilor in 1990.

Between his resignation from the municipal executive in 2002 and 2020, Ton Raven ran a number of businesses in IT and sustainable energy.

Furthermore, Ton Raven chaired the foundation of the Vlug en Lenig women's team for fifteen years and coached the team.

Ton Raven first became involved in local politics in his municipality Geleen when he participated in the 1986 election.

Ton Raven was not elected, and was again on the ballot in the next municipal election four years later.

Ton Raven won a seat in the Geleen municipal council as a member of the local party Stadspartij Burgerbelangen Geleen.

Ton Raven was the of Stadspartij Burgerbelangen Geleen and was elected.

Ton Raven's portfolio was transport, businesses, events, and social affairs.

Ton Raven resigned in May 2002 after receiving a motion of no confidence, that was supported by 21 out of 36 council members.

Ton Raven initially refused to resign and denied the allegations, saying that he had not been drunk and that there had been a misunderstanding; the barkeeper had allegedly told him that the party could continue until 7 AM.

Ton Raven ran for re-election in the 2006 election, becoming the only councilor of his party.

Ton Raven's party and the Stadspartij Sittard-Geleen-Born announced in 2009 that they would merge and would continue under the name Stadspartij.

Ton Raven was re-elected in 2010 and ran for member of the States of Limburg in the 2011 provincial election as the third candidate of the Party New Limburg, but was not elected due to the party winning no seats.

Ton Raven was again re-elected to the Sittard-Geleen municipal council in the 2014 election, being placed second on the Stadspartij's party list.

Ton Raven subsequently became the party's caucus leader, succeeding Fred den Rooijen, who vacated that position due to his party not becoming part of the municipal executive.

Ton Raven stated that he sympathized with its prominent member Jos van Rey, who was being investigated for corruption.

Ton Raven remained a member of the Sittard-Geleen council and caucus leader after the 2018 municipal election.

Ton Raven left the council to become alderman of finances, businesses, sport, and mobility in February 2020, when a new coalition was formed.

Ton Raven ran for senator in the 2019 Senate election, appearing second on the party list of the Independent Senate Group, a cooperation of regional parties.

Ton Raven was not elected as his party won one seat.

Ton Raven participated in the 2022 municipal elections as the Stadspartij's third candidate.

Ton Raven was again the second candidate of Independent Politics Netherlands in the 2023 Senate election.

Ton Raven is a resident of Sittard-Geleen, has a wife called Petra and has two daughters.

Since 2011, Raven has been a baritone in the men's choir Mignon and a drummer in the local marksmen's club Marcellinus en Petrus.