Diederik Maarten Samsom is a Dutch environmentalist and retired politician who was the leader of the Labour Party from 2012 to 2016. He was the first leader in the 70-year history of the PvdA to have been voted out of his position by party members. He later served as head of cabinet for First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and his successor Wopke Hoekstra.
Esther Ouwehand is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager serving as leader of the Party for the Animals and its parliamentary group in the House of Representatives since 2019. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2006 election with two interruptions.
Yde Johan "Eddy" van Hijum is a Dutch politician who has served as the minister of social affairs and employment and third deputy prime minister in the Schoof cabinet since 2024.
Pieter Herman Omtzigt is a Dutch politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2003 apart from a short interruption between June and October 2010. He was member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),but left in 2021 and continued as independent. In August 2023,he founded a new party called New Social Contract,its name taken from his 2021 manifesto. Three months later,his party won 20 out of 150 seats in the 2023 Dutch general election.
Sjoerdtje Willemien (Sjoera) Dikkers is a Dutch former politician and activist. As a member of the Labour Party she was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of development aid and commercial policy.
Paulus Fredericus Cornelius Jansen is a Dutch civil engineer and Socialist Party politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 until 14 May 2014.
Renske Maria Leijten is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP),who was a member of the House of Representatives between 2006 and 2023.
Hermanna (Manon) Fokke is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. Previously she was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht from 2006 to 2012.
Henri Swinkels is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party. He served as a temporary member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in 2014. Between 2015 and 2019 he was a member of the Provincial-Executive of North Brabant.
Jeroen van Wijngaarden is a Dutch politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2014-2017 and 2019-2023. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Martijn Johanna Franciscus van Helvert is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he previously served as a member of the States of Limburg between 2011 and 2015.
Harm Brouwer is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 6 July 2016 and 23 March 2017. He previously served twice as a temporary member of the House,most recently from 1 March 2016 to 10 June 2016,when he replaced Lea Bouwmeester while she was pregnant and on maternity leave. Before that,he replaced Manon Fokke from 5 November 2015 to 12 January 2016,when she was pregnant and on maternity leave,after she had previously been temporarily replaced by Joyce Vermue.
Frank P. Wassenberg is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for the Animals between November 2016 and October 2017 and between March 2017 and December 2023. He was the temporary replacement Esther Ouwehand in the former. He serves in the States of Limburg since the 2015 elections,and previously served between 2007 and 2011.
The 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives election was called to elect the new Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands after incumbent Anouchka van Miltenburg of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) had resigned on 12 December 2015. Van Miltenburg,who had been the Speaker since 25 September 2012,resigned after increasing criticism on her performance as Speaker. Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA),who had been a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006 and again since 2007,beat Ton Elias of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),who had been a member of the House since 2008.
Mustafa Amhaouch is a Dutch politician,he has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic Appeal since 12 January 2016,when he replaced Peter Oskam. Previously he served as municipal councillor in Helden between 1997 and 2006.
Nicki Janna Francisca Pouw-Verweij is a Dutch politician. She has served as member of the House of Representatives since March 2021.
Anthony Albertus Hermance "Thom" van Campen is a Dutch politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he previously held a seat in the Zwolle municipal council (2011–2021) and worked as a political assistant.
Pepijn van Houwelingen is a Dutch politician of conservative populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). He was elected to the House of Representatives in March 2021,and he served as a member of parliament until he lost his bid for re-election in November 2023. He returned to the House between January 2024 and November 2024,replacing Freek Jansen. Van Houwelingen holds a doctorate and has worked for The Netherlands Institute for Social Research for a decade.
Emiel van Dijk is a Dutch politician and a member of the Party for Freedom. He represented the party on the Provincial Council of North Brabant and in 2023 started his third time as a member of the House of Representatives.
Jan Maarten Paternotte is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 23 March 2017,and he served as his party's parliamentary leader from January 2022 until December 2023.
