Martin van Rooijen

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
Drunen, Netherlands
Political party50PLUS (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		Catholic People's Party (1959–1980)
Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2015)
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 and businessman. A member of the 50PLUS (50+) party, he was previously part of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party He is the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the Senate and a Member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Martin van Rooijen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref..
Party seats Individual
1994 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 45 464 34 Lost
2015 Senate 50PLUS 2 2 Won
2017 House of Representatives 50PLUS 3 9,096 4 Won
2019 Provincial Council of South Holland 50PLUS 18 2,725 2 Lost
2019 European Parliament 50PLUS 25 1,398 1 Lost
2019 Senate 50PLUS 1 2 Won
2022 Rotterdam Municipal Council 50PLUS 38 1 Lost
2024 European Parliament 50PLUS 50[a] 1,040 0 Lost [2]

Decorations

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

Notes

  1. ^ Van Rooijen participated as lijstduwer.

References

  1. ^ "Martin van Rooijen" (in Dutch). 50PLUS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 4, 50–53. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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