The Senate is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands. Its 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve States-Provincial and three Caribbean electoral colleges for the Senate every four years, within three months of the provincial elections. All provinces and colleges have different electoral weight depending on their population.
The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare.
Triuridaceae are a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including nine genera with a total of approximately 55 known species. All members lack chlorophyll and are mycoheterotrophic. The heterotrophic lifestyle of these plants has resulted in a loss of xylem vessels and stomata, and a reduction of leaves to scales.
Klaas Henricus Dominicus Maria Dijkhoff is a Dutch legal scholar and politician who led the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. He previously was Minister of Defence (2017) and State Secretary for Security and Justice (2015–2017).
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is one of the 150 members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, elected to lead the meetings of the House. The Speaker also chairs the Chamber's Presidium and the Procedure Committee. Prior to the 1982 constitutional revision, the Speaker was appointed by the Crown.
Kamer Qaka is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Mezőkövesd.
Nimrod Kamer is a comedy writer, web3 art collector and gonzo journalist based in London.
Henk Leenders is a Dutch politician.
Martine Baay-Timmerman is a Dutch politician. She was member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for 50PLUS between 29 October 2013 and 10 September 2014. She left the House of Representatives due to health issues and was replaced by Henk Krol. Since 28 March 2017 Baay-Timmerman is a member of the Senate.
Joyce Vermue is a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 22 September 2015 and 23 March 2017. She has been mayor of Zundert since July 2019.
Gideon "Gidi" Markuszower is an Israeli–Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He became a member of the Netherlands Senate on 9 June 2015. During the 2017 Dutch general election he was elected to the House of Representatives, and gave up his Senate seat.
Martinus Johannes "Martin" van Rooijen is a Dutch politician of the 50PLUS (50+) party formerly of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He is the Parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the Senate and a Member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.
The electoral colleges for the Senate are the electoral colleges of the three public bodies of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. Their members choose the Senators of the Dutch Senate, in a manner similar to the members of the States-Provincial in the European Netherlands. All Dutch inhabitants of the Caribbean Netherlands have the right to vote in the electoral college elections. The first electoral college elections were held on 20 March 2019, simultaneously with the island council elections, and the European Netherlands' provincial elections and water board elections. On 27 May 2019, the colleges cast their votes for the Senate election.
Ghent-Eeklo was a constituency used to elect members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1900 and 2003.
Mariëlle L.J. Paul is a Dutch member of the House of Representatives. A member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was elected to that body in the 2021 general election. She previously worked as a communications director for several multinational corporations.
Suzanne Caroline Kröger is a Dutch politician of the political party GroenLinks. Since October 2021, she serves as member of the House of Representatives as replacement of Bart Snels. She also served as member of the House of Representatives between 23 March 2017 and 31 March 2021.
Chris Simons is a Dutch politician. He serves as a member of the House of Representatives since 22 March 2022. He replaces Ockje Tellegen during her sick leave. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
