Otto Hermans

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Otto Hermans
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
2019
Personal details
Born1950 (age 7172)
Schimmert, Limburg, Netherlands
Political party JA21
Other political
affiliations
Forum for Democracy (until 2020)

Otto Hermans (born 29 March 1950) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate for JA21.

Hermans studied dentistry at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and worked as a dentist for over thirty years. He was initially appointed as a temporary Senator in 2019 to take over from Nicki Pouw-Verweij who was on maternity leave. [1] [2]

After Brexit, Hermans was preferred over Robert Baljeu (Group Otten) due to preferential votes cast in the Senate elections 2019 for him and Hugo Berkhout, and as a result of which he returned to the Senate as a full member on 18 February 2020. [3] Hermans was originally a member of the Forum for Democracy but joined JA21 along with other former FvD Senators in 2020. [4]

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References

  1. "Drs. O.J. Hermans (Fractie-Nanninga) - Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal". eerstekamer.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. Otto Hermans beëdigd als tijdelijk Eerste Kamerlid voor FVD, parlement.com, 10 September 2019
  3. Otto Hermans (FVD) beëdigd als Eerste Kamerlid, parlement.com
  4. Du Pré, Raoul (27 November 2020). "FvD-senatoren en Statenleden keren Baudet massaal de rug toe". De Volkskrant . Retrieved 28 November 2020.