 After he found out that he would not be Front runner in the 2003 elections, he quit the party and returned to his former post of public prosecutor.In 2006, Teeven announced his return to politics, this time for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).For the Dutch general election of 2006, he was 6th on the candidate list for the VVD, and was elected into House of Representatives on 30 November 2006.