Paul van Meenen

Dutch politician

Paul van Meenen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 September 2012 – 3 July 2023
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2023
Personal details
Born
Paul Hendrik van Meenen

(1956-01-29) 29 January 1956 (age 68)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
SpouseAnke van Vuuren
Children2
Residence(s)Leiden, Netherlands
Alma materLeiden University
OccupationPolitician
Teacher/School administrator
WebsiteD66 Leiden website

Paul Hendrik van Meenen (born 29 January 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) political party. He became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on 20 September 2012, after having been elected in the 12 September general election. He became a member of the Dutch senate in 2023. Prior to being elected he worked as the director for "Spinoza", an organisation of ten VWO high schools in the region of The Hague. He has also served as the leader of the D66 grouping in the municipal council of Leiden since 2002.

References

  • (in Dutch) Drs. P.H. (Paul) van Meenen (Parlement & Politiek)

External links

  • (in Dutch) Paul van Meenen personal website
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Senate
13 June 2023 – present
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 16)
  • Lagas
  • Croll
  • Van Gasteren
  • Goossen
  • Griffioen
  • Heijnen
  • Jaspers
  • Kemperman
  • ‹Klopman›
  • Van Knapen
  • Kroon
  • Van Langen-Visbeek
  • Lievense
  • Marquart Scholtz
  • Oplaat
  • Panman
  • Walenkamp
  • Van Wijk
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL–PvdA – 14)
People's Party for Freedom and Dem.
(VVD – 10)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 6)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 5)
  • Van Meenen
  • Aerdts
  • Belhirch
  • Dittrich
  • Moonen
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)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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House of Representatives
31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 34)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 24)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 16)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 9)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)
GroenLinks
(GL – 8)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 6)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 5)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 4)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
JA21
(JA21 – 1)
Den Haan Group
(FDH – 1)
BIJ1
(BIJ1 – 1)
Van Haga Group
(Indep. – 3)
Member Ephraim
(Indep. – 1)
Member Gündoğan
(Indep. – 1)
Member Omtzigt
(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, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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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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House of Representatives
20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 40)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 35)
Socialist Party
(SP – 15)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 13)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 12)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 12)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
GroenLinks
(GL – 4)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 2)
50PLUS
(50+ – 1)
Bontes/Van Klaveren Group
(Indep. – 2)
Kuzu/Öztürk Group
(Indep. – 2)
Member Van Vliet
(Indep. – 1)
Member Klein
(Indep. – 1)
  • Klein
Member Houwers
(Indep. – 1)
Member Monasch
(Indep. – 1)
 Abc  signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Abc)  signifies a temporarily absent member;
 Abc  signifies a temporary member;  ‹Abc›  signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019