Martin van Rooijen

Dutch politician

Martin van Rooijen
Martin van Rooijen in 1974
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
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
Serving with Aar de Goede
Prime MinisterJoop den Uyl
Preceded byFons van der Stee
Succeeded byAar de Goede
Personal details
Born
Martinus Johannes van Rooijen

(1942-07-31) 31 July 1942 (age 81)
Drunen, Netherlands
Political party50PLUS (since 2012)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party (1959–1980)
Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2017)
Children3
Residence(s)Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Alma materNetherlands School of Economics
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
OccupationPolitician · 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]

Electoral history

A (possibly incomplete) overview of Dutch elections Martin van Rooijen participated in
Election Party Candidate number Votes
1994 Dutch general election Christian Democratic Appeal 45 464
2015 Dutch Senate election 50PLUS 2
2017 Dutch general election 50PLUS 3 9.096
2019 Dutch provincial elections in South Holland 50PLUS 18 2.725
2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands 50PLUS 25 1.398
2019 Dutch Senate election 50PLUS 1
2022 Dutch municipal elections in Rotterdam 50PLUS 38

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 11 April 1978

References

  1. ^ "Martin van Rooijen" (in Dutch). 50PLUS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

External links

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Official
  • (in Dutch) Drs. M.J. (Martin) van Rooijen Parlement & Politiek
  • (in Dutch) Drs. M.J. van Rooijen (50PLUS) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
  • (in Dutch) Martin van Rooijen (50PLUS) Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Finance
1973–1977
Served alongside: Aar de Goede
Succeeded by
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House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 20)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 19)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 19)
GroenLinks
(GL – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 14)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 4)
50PLUS
(50+ – 3)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 2)
Member Krol
(Indep. – 1)
Member Van Kooten-Arissen
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023
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Senate
13 June 2023 – present
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 16)
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL–PvdA – 14)
People's Party for Freedom and Dem.
(VVD – 10)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 6)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 5)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 4)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
JA21
(JA21 – 3)
Socialist Party
(SP – 3)
Christian Union
(SP – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FvD – 2)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)
50PLUS
(50+ – 1)
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Independent Politics Netherlands
(OPNL – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the Senate
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present
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Senate
11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 12)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 9)
GroenLinks
(GL – 8)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 7)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 6)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 5)
Socialist Party
(SP – 4)
Christian Union
(CU – 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
50PLUS
(50+ – 2)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 3)
Independent Senate Group
(OSF – 1)
Nanninga Group
(Indep. – 7)
Otten Group
(Indep. – 2)
Frentrop Group
(Indep. – 2)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the Senate
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023
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Senate
9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(VVD: 13)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA: 12)
Democrats 66
(D66: 10)
Party for Freedom
(PVV: 9)
Socialist Party
(SP: 9)
Labour Party
(PvdA: 8)
GreenLeft
(GL: 4)
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Christian Union
(CU: 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD: 2)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP: 2)
50PLUS
(50+: 2)
Independent Senate Group
(OSF: 1)
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See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–2017
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