List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2009–2014

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Below is a list of the 25 members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands in the 2009 to 2014 session. One person from Party for Freedom entered the Parliament in December 2011, bringing the number of MEPs to 26.

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Party representation

2009 election

National partyEP GroupSeats [1] ±
  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP
5 / 25
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  Party for Freedom   NI
4 / 25
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  Labour Party   S&D
3 / 25
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  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE
3 / 25
1 Decrease2.svg
  Democrats 66   ALDE
3 / 25
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  GreenLeft   G–EFA
3 / 25
1 Increase2.svg
  Socialist Party   EUL–NGL
2 / 25
0 Steady2.svg
  ChristianUnion–Reformed Political Party Various
2 / 25
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2011

After the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by all member states, the Netherlands got 1 extra seat in parliament.
This extra seat was treated as a remainder seat of the 2009 election.

National partyEP GroupSeats±
  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP
5 / 26
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  Party for Freedom   NI
5 / 26
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  Labour Party   S&D
3 / 26
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  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE
3 / 26
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  Democrats 66   ALDE
3 / 26
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  GreenLeft   G–EFA
3 / 26
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  Socialist Party   EUL–NGL
2 / 26
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  ChristianUnion–Reformed Political Party Various
2 / 26
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Mutations

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

List

By name

MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 7th European Parliament session
←  2004–2009 2009–2014 2014–2019  →
NameSexNational partyEP GroupPeriodPreference vote
Hans van Baalen Male  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [2] 367,796
Bas Belder Male  Reformed Political Party   EFD 20 July 1999 – 2 July 2019 [3] 53,450
Thijs Berman Male  Labour Party   S&D 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 [4] 372,060
Louis Bontes [5] Male  Party for Freedom   NI 14 July 2009 – 17 June 2010 [6] 6,751
Emine Bozkurt Female  Labour Party   S&D 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 [7] 66,385
Wim van de Camp Male  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [8] 579,775
Marije Cornelissen Female  GreenLeft   G–EFA 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 [9] 14,486
Peter van Dalen Male  Christian Union   ECR 14 July 2009 – Present [10] 209,947
Bas Eickhout Male  GreenLeft   G–EFA 14 July 2009 – Present [11] 13,782
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy Male  Democrats 66   ALDE 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [12] 18,107
Lucas Hartong Male  Party for Freedom   NI 22 June 2010 – 1 July 2014 [13] 2,571
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert [14] Female  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 20 July 2004 – 17 June 2010 [15] 52,184
Dennis de Jong Male  Socialist Party   EUL–NGL 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [16] 194,359
Patricia van der Kammen Female  Party for Freedom   NI 27 September 2012 – 1 July 2014 [17] 12,409
Esther de Lange Female  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP 12 April 2007 – Present [18] 43,406
Kartika Liotard [19] Female  Socialist Party (2009–2010) /   Independent   EUL–NGL 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 [20] 32,426
Barry Madlener [21] Male  Party for Freedom   NI 14 July 2009 – 20 September 2012 [22] 372,060
Toine Manders [23] Male  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2009–2013) /   Independent   ALDE 20 July 1999 – 1 July 2014
2 July 2019 – Present [24] 		34,973
Judith Merkies Female  Labour Party   S&D 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 [25] 18,553
Jan Mulder Male  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009
22 June 2010 – 1 July 2014 [26] 		12,884
Lambert van Nistelrooij Male  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP 20 July 2004 – 2 July 2019 [27] 41,846
Ria Oomen-Ruijten Female  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP 25 July 1989 – 1 July 2014 [28] 70,388
Judith Sargentini Female  GreenLeft   G–EFA 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [29] 321,744
Marietje Schaake Female  Democrats 66   ALDE 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 [30] 18,662
Laurence Stassen [31] [32] Female  Party for Freedom (2009–2014) /   Independent   NI 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 [33] 17,880
Daniël van der Stoep [34] Male  Party for Freedom (2009–2011) /   Independent   NI 14 July 2009 – 1 September 2011
15 December 2011 – 1 July 2014 [35] 		5,650
Sophie in 't Veld Female  Democrats 66   ALDE 20 July 2004 – Present [36] 433,957
Corien Wortmann-Kool Female  Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 [37] 48,270
Auke Zijlstra Male  Party for Freedom   NI 13 September 2011 – 1 July 2014
7 September 2015 – 2 July 2019 [38] 		3,617
Source: [39]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Parlement.com: Mr.Drs. J.C. (Hans) van Baalen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. B. (Bas) Belder" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. M. (Thijs) Berman" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Resigned in 2010, became a member of the Dutch Parliament (House of Representatives) after the 2010 election. Replaced by Lucas Hartong on 22 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. L. (Louis) Bontes" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. E. (Emine) Bozkurt" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Parlement.com: Mr.ing. W.G.J.M. (Wim) van de Camp" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Parlement.com: M. (Marije) Cornelissen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. P. (Peter) van Dalen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. B. (Bas) Eickhout" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Parlement.com: G.J.M. (Gerben-Jan) Gerbrandy" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Parlement.com: L. (Lucas) Hartong" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Resigned in 2010, became a member of the Dutch Parliament (House of Representatives) after the 2010 election. Replaced by Jan Mulder on 22 June 2010.
  15. ↑ "Parlement.com: J.A. (Jeanine) Hennis-Plasschaert" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Parlement.com: Dr. C.D. (Dennis) de Jong" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. P. (Patricia) van der Kammen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Parlement.com: E.M.R. (Esther) de Lange" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  19. ↑ Withdrew her membership of the Socialist Party on 1 June 2010 after internal conflicts in the Socialist Party. Sits as an independent while still part of the EUL-NGL.
  20. ↑ "Parlement.com: Mr. K.T. (Kartika) Liotard" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  21. ↑ Resigned in 2012, became a member of the Dutch Parliament (House of Representatives) after the 2012 election. Replaced by Patricia van der Kammen on 27 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Parlement.com: B. (Barry) Madlener" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  23. ↑ Withdrew his membership of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on 17 October 2013 to run as party leader of 50PLUS in the 2014 European Parliament election. Sits as an independent, while still part of the ALDE.
  24. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. A.J.M. (Toine) Manders" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Parlement.com: Mr. J.A. (Judith) Merkies" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Parlement.com: Ir. J. (Jan) Mulder" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. L.J.J. (Lambert) van Nistelrooij" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Parlement.com: M.G.H.C. (Ria) Oomen-Ruijten" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  29. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. J. (Judith) Sargentini" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  30. ↑ "Parlement.com: M.R. (Marietje) Schaake MA" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  31. ↑ Geert Wilders, as "party list pusher" was chosen on the number of preferences votes, however he declined to join the European Parliament. Stassen took up his seat.
  32. ↑ Withdrew her membership of the Party for Freedom on 21 March 2014 after allegedly discriminatory remarks by party leader Wilders. Sits as an independent.
  33. ↑ "Parlement.com: L.J.A.J. (Laurence) Stassen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  34. ↑ Resigned in 2011 because he caused a car crash while drunk driving. Replaced by Auke Zijlstra on 13 September 2011. Van der Stoep returned to the Parliament in December 2011 because of seat increases provided for by the Treaty of Lisbon. As the first candidate on the Party for Freedom election list who did not have a seat in the European Parliament he was allowed to return to the Parliament. However, the Party for Freedom did not allow him to rejoin their delegation, and he currently sits as an independent.
  35. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. D.T. (Daniël) van der Stoep" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  36. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. S.H. (Sophie) in 't Veld" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  37. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. C.M. (Corien) Wortmann-Kool" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  38. ↑ "Parlement.com: Drs. A.J. (Auke) Zijlstra" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  39. ↑ "Parlement.com: Nederlandse leden Europees Parlement" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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