Henk Nijhof (born 8 April 1952) is a Dutch politician and former educator. He is a member of GreenLeft (GroenLinks). From 2006 to 2012 he was Party Chair.
As a PSP politician he was a councillor from 1982 to 1986. From 1994 to 2006 he was an alderman of Hengelo on behalf of GreenLeft.
GroenLinks is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party, which shared left-wing and progressive ideals and earlier co-operated in Regenboog-coalition for the 1989 European Parliament election.
Joost Lagendijk is a Dutch politician who was a columnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today's Zaman until these newspapers were closed by the Turkish government. From 2009 till 2012 he was a senior adviser at the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabancı University. He is a former GreenLeft (G/EFA) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and served as the joint chairman of the Turkey-EU Parliamentarians delegation.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2006 following the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. The elections proved relatively successful for the governing Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) which remained the largest party with 41 seats, a loss of only three seats. The largest increase in seats was for the Socialist Party (SP), which went from nine to 25 seats. The main opposition party, the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) lost nine of its 42 seats, while the right-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the progressive liberal Democrats 66 lost a considerable portion of their seats, six of 28 and three of six, respectively. New parties, such as the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV) of former VVD MP Geert Wilders and the animal rights party Party for the Animals (PvdD) were also successful, with the PVV winning nine seats and the PvdD winning two, thereby becoming the first animal rights group to enter a European parliament.
Maria Bernadina (Marijke) Vos is a Dutch politician.
Maria Brigitta Catherina "Ria" Beckers-de Bruijn was a Dutch politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later co-founder of the GreenLeft (GL) party and teacher.
Tovek "Tofik" Dibi is a former Dutch politician for GreenLeft (GroenLinks). He was a Member of Parliament from 30 November 2006 till 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of criminal law, safety, youth, family, and integration.
Mariko Peters is a former Dutch politician and civil servant as well as lawyer. She was an MP from November 30, 2006, to September 19, 2012. She focused on matters of foreign policy, judiciary, public administration, mass media and culture.
Wilhelmina "Ineke" van Gent is a Dutch politician serving as Mayor of Schiermonnikoog since 2017. A member of GroenLinks, she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2012. She focused on matters of employment, social work, day care, emancipation, public transport and Kingdom relations.
Joël Stephanus Voordewind is a Dutch politician and former development aid worker. As a member of the Christian Union (ChristenUnie) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He focuses on matters of foreign policy, defense, development aid, youth and family.
Martina Hermina Antonia (Tineke) Strik is a Dutch politician. From 2007 to 2019 she was a member of the Senate for GreenLeft. Since 2019 she is a member of the European Parliament for the Greens.
Abraham "Bram" van Ojik is Dutch politician and diplomat of the GreenLeft (GL) party and activist. Since 23 March 2017 he has been a member of the House of Representatives. He previously served in the House from 1993 to 1994, and from 2012 to 2015. In the latter three years he also served as leader of GroenLinks. He had also been an Envoy of the Netherlands for human migration since 20 October 2015.
Lillian Isabella (Isabelle) Diks is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. Between 1 September 2008 and 1 January 2009 she replaced Member of Parliament Mariko Peters as member of the House of Representatives. Peters was on maternity leave.
Hendrik Johannes "Rik" Grashoff is a Dutch engineer and politician. He is a member of the political party GreenLeft. From 23 November 2010 to 19 September 2012 he was a member of the House of Representatives. He focused on matters of agriculture, defense and public administration. On 20 May 2015 he returned to the House and took up the seat of Bram van Ojik.
Marije Cornelissen is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2014.
Bruno Adrianus Maria Braakhuis is a former Dutch politician and marketing as well as communication manager. As a member of GreenLeft (GroenLinks) he was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of economic affairs, science, innovation and the European Union. After his membership of the House of Representatives he has become a member of the Party for the Animals (PvdD).
Linda Voortman is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist. Representing GreenLeft, she was a Dutch member of parliament between 2010 and 2018 with interruptions. Since 7 June 2018, she has been an alderwoman of Utrecht.
Sharon Maria Jacoba Gerarda Gesthuizen is a Dutch politician and former businesswoman and trade unionist. As a member of the Socialist Party she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of economic affairs, asylum and immigration policy, and judiciary.
Cornelis Niels van den Berge is a Dutch politician. As a member of GreenLeft (GroenLinks) he was a temporary MP from 12 January to 11 March 2011, replacing Mariko Peters, who was on maternity leave. He focused on matters of the Dutch defense, the European Union, nature and agriculture. In 5 June 2019 he returned as an MP after Zihni Özdil resigned, focusing on integration, science, police and justice.
Jkvr. Corinne Elisabeth de Jonge van Ellemeet is a Dutch politician.
Rink "Rien" van der Velde is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 25 October 2016 and 23 March 2017. He entered the House as a temporary replacement of Sjoera Dikkers. On 14 December 2016 he became a permanent member of the House when he took the place of the resigned parliamentary group leader Diederik Samsom. He has served in the municipal council of Noordoostpolder since 2010. He serves as council leader of the combination Labour Party/GreenLeft.
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