Martin van Rooijen | |
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![]() Martin van Rooijen in 1974 | |
Member of the Senate | |
Assumed office 11 June 2019 | |
In office 9 June 2015 –23 March 2017 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 23 March 2017 –11 June 2019 | |
In office 1 November 1977 –1 September 1980 | |
State Secretary for Finance | |
In office 21 December 1973 –14 October 1977 Servingwith Aar de Goede | |
Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
Preceded by | Fons van der Stee |
Succeeded by | Aar de Goede |
Personal details | |
Born | Martinus Johannes van Rooijen 31 July 1942 Drunen,Netherlands |
Political party | 50PLUS (since 2015) |
Other political affiliations | Catholic People's Party (1959–1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2015) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Oegstgeest,Netherlands |
Alma mater | Netherlands School of Economics (Bachelor of Economics,Master of Economics) |
Occupation | Politician ·civil servant ·Economist ·Management consultant ·Financial adviser ·Businessman ·Corporate director ·Nonprofit director ·Sport administrator ·Lobbyist |
Martinus Johannes "Martin" van Rooijen (born 31 July 1942) 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. [1]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
1994 | House of Representatives | Christian Democratic Appeal | 45 | 464 | 34 | Lost | ||
2015 | Senate | 50PLUS | 2 | 2 | Won | |||
2017 | House of Representatives | 50PLUS | 3 | 9,096 | 4 | Won | ||
2019 | Provincial Council of South Holland | 50PLUS | 18 | 2,725 | 2 | Lost | ||
2019 | European Parliament | 50PLUS | 25 | 1,398 | 1 | Lost | ||
2019 | Senate | 50PLUS | 1 | 2 | Won | |||
2022 | Rotterdam Municipal Council | 50PLUS | 38 | 1 | Lost | |||
2024 | European Parliament | 50PLUS | 50 [lower-alpha 1] | 1,040 | 0 | Lost | [2] |
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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![]() | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 11 April 1978 | |
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