Richard de Mos (born 5 May 1976) is a Dutch politician and teacher who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 1 September 2009 to 20 September 2012. He sat on the municipal council of The Hague from 11 March 2010 to 7 June 2018, when he became an alderman in the municipal executive for the Groep de Mos/Hart voor Den Haag. He was removed through a motion of no confidence on 16 October 2019 and regained his seat in the municipal council the following 7 November. He was the lijsttrekker for Code Orange (CO) in the 2021 general election.

A native of Delft, De Mos grew up in Hook of Holland. He taught in a primary school in the Spoorwijk neighbourhood in The Hague. In the 2006 general election, he was placed tenth place on the Party for Freedom list. In 2007, he became policy officer of Martin Bosma, a member of the House of Representatives for the PVV.

De Mos became a member of the House of Representatives in 2009, succeeding Barry Madlener, who had been elected into the European Parliament.In the House of Representatives, he focused on matters of environmental policy, climate change, waterways, day care and taxicab policy. Although reelected in 2010, De Mos was not selected to contest in the 2012 general election by party leader Geert Wilders.

In the 2021 general election, De Mos attempted to return to the House of Representatives as lijsttrekker of the party Code Orange. Receiving 0.4% of the vote, the party did not win any seats.In August 2021, he became a member of Belang van Nederland founded by former FvD politician Wybren van Haga.

Local politics in The Hague
On 11 March 2010, he became a member of the municipal council of The Hague, initially for the Party for Freedom, later as an Independent. He contested in the 2014 municipal election under Groep De Mos/Ouderenpartij, which won three seats in the municipal council.

His party, renamed Groep de Mos/Hart voor Den Haag in 2017, grew to eight seats in the 2018 municipal election, becoming the largest party.He subsequently became First Deputy Mayor of The Hague and alderman for economic affairs, sport and public space.On 1 October 2019, his offices were raided by the Dutch intelligence police as part of an investigation into alleged corruption. He was subsequently removed from office through a motion of no confidence.He called his political fall a "mini-coup".The title of First Deputy Mayor of The Hague went to Second Deputy Mayor Boudewijn Revis. In April 2023, De Mos was acquitted of all charges.

About My party Groep de Mos has been dominating the headlines for years with our ombudsman policy.

 The strength of this way of doing politics is evident from what others say about my party and me. 

For example, former Prime Minister Hans Wiegel says: “I got to know De Mos as someone who immediately understands the content. 

He is an accessible man who knows how to strike the right chord with ordinary people.

” Thorbecke professor Geerten Boogaard is also familiar with it: “De Mos has brought large groups of people back into politics by building something from the ground up together with them.” These are just two quotes that confirm me in being an Ombudsman par excellence.

Ombudsman policy Ombudsman politics means that bottom-up politics are practiced: politics in which the interests/needs of the population are leading. 

This politics goes beyond left-right thinking and beyond placing issues in the boxes of traditional parties. 

It stands for solution-oriented action in which the representative task is central. 

With the Code Orange agenda we can renew the stalled democracy - for which traditional parties have no solution. 

Especially if we use the knowledge and skills of the population and allow them to participate in decisions on many issues. 

Politicians who are there for the people instead of the other way around. Mission Richard de Mos My mission is to achieve a number of seats in the House of Representatives with our Code Orange movement, so that we can start renewing our democracy and, together with the population, we can implement our agenda. The rapid increase in interested parties, including many local representatives from all over the country, makes it clear that our country is longing for a vibe of innovation. 

A recent poll in the The Hague region indicates that 1 to 2 parliamentary seats can be obtained in the Hague region alone. 

A great basis for the coming velvet revolution.

My story

It is not common for suspects in a criminal case to tell their side of the story before a possible trial. Politician of the people Richard de Mos is breaking with that tradition. Because the case that the Public Prosecution Service set up against him and which cost him his life as councilor and deputy mayor of The Hague has all the hallmarks of a political trial. In 'My Story' he not only refutes all allegations against him, but also explains in detail who tried to destroy him and how. And why that didn't work. 'My story' can be purchased via : hetboekvandemos.nl