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 four 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.
Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol is a Dutch journalist,publisher,entrepreneur,activist and politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 10 September 2014. He used to be the leader of 50PLUS,but left the party in 2020,due to disagreements with the rest of the party's leadership. From 3 May to 18 October 2020,Krol was the leader of the Party for the Future.
Johan Georg "Jan" Nagel is a Dutch politician who was a member of the Labour Party,and later formed his own parties. He is currently in the Pensioners' Party 50PLUS.
Johanna Frederika "Jo" Schouwenaar-Franssen was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Ingrid Katharina van Engelshoven is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Education,Culture and Science in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022.
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.
M.J.R.L. "Marcel" de Graaff is a Dutch politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands since February 2020,and previously served between 2014 and 2019. He represented the Party for Freedom (PVV) and was co-president of the Europe of Nations and Freedom. De Graaff was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands for the PVV from 2011 to 2014.
Gommarus Adrianus "Gom" van Strien is a Dutch politician,he has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011. He has served as deputy parliamentary leader since 25 September 2012. He was named formation scout after the 2023 Dutch general election but resigned within days,after he was linked to a fraud case involving his former employer,Utrecht Holdings.
Christine Teunissen is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals. Since 24 March 2014 she has been a member of the municipal council of The Hague,and since 9 June 2015 she has also been a member of the Senate. She was the youngest one of that Senate session. In the senate elections of May 2019 she was reelected as a senate member.
Drs. Ferdinandus Johannes Maria Crone is a Dutch politician. He was born in Dordrecht in 1954. On 15 November 2007 he became Mayor of Leeuwarden. He remained mayor until 26 of August 2019 when he was succeeded by Sybrand van Haersma Buma. As of February 2020 he is a member of the Senate.
Alexandra Carla van Huffelen is a Dutch politician serving as State Secretary for Finance since 29 January 2020. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party,she was a member of the Senate from 2015 to 2020 and Director of the Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf from 2014 until 2020. She started her political career as an alderwoman in Rotterdam,holding the public space planning portfolio.
Judith Zsuzsanna Cornélie Maria Tielen is a Dutch politician,serving in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 31 October 2017. Between 2014 and 2017,she served on the Utrecht City Council.
Nicki Janna Francisca Pouw-Verweij is a Dutch physician and politician. She has served as member of the House of Representatives since March 2021.
Roelien J. Kamminga is a Dutch politician and civil servant who has represented the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the House of Representatives since 2021. She previously worked at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations for most of her career.
Lennart van der Linden is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate of the Netherlands.
Mirjam A.J. Krijnen is a Dutch diplomat and politician of the progressive party GroenLinks. She served as a member of the Senate between September 2022 and June 2023,and she has worked for Aidsfonds.
