Selçuk Öztürk

Dutch politician
Selçuk Öztürk
Selçuk Öztürk in 2011
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 November 2012 – 30 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1972-04-08) 8 April 1972 (age 52)
Büyükkışla, Şereflikoçhisar, Turkey
Political partyLabour Party
(1998–2014)
Independent (2014–2015)
DENK (2015–present)

Selçuk Öztürk (born 8 April 1972) is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. He is a former member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Since 8 November 2012, he has been an MP. On 13 November 2014, Öztürk and Tunahan Kuzu left the Labor Party and have formed the Group Kuzu/Öztürk, later renamed DENK .[1]

Öztürk was also a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Limburg between 11 March 2011 and 1 December 2012, and a member of the municipal council of Roermond from 1998 until 2013.

He stood down from Parliament at the 2021 general election[2]

References

  • (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
  1. ^ "Even well-meaning parties based on ethnicity are a terrible idea". The Economist. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Veel lokale politici DENK op lijst voor Tweede Kamer". 19 December 2020.
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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)
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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


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