Marleen Barth
Marleen Barth | |
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Marleen Barth in 2015 | |
Labour Party leader in the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018 | |
Preceded by | Han Noten |
Succeeded by | André Postema |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 19 May 1998 – 23 May 2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth (1964-03-21) 21 March 1964 (age 60) Den Helder, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party (PvdA) |
Spouse | Jan Hoekema |
Residence(s) | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (M.A., political science) |
Occupation | Politician, trade union leader, journalist |
Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.
Early life and education
Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 in Den Helder in the Netherlands.[1]
Barth studied political science with a specialty in public administration at the University of Amsterdam.[citation needed]
Career
Barth worked as a parliamentary reporter for Trouw (1990–1997), was a member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002), a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland (2003–2004), and chair of CNV Onderwijs (Christian teachers' union) (2005–2008).[1] She was chair of GGZ Nederland (organisation for mental health) from 2008 to 2013.[1]
She was lijsttrekker for the Labour Party in the Dutch Senate election of 2011 and 2015.[citation needed] From 7 June 2011, she was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader of the Labour Party.[1] She stepped down as member of the Senate on 8 February 2018, after a controversy about her vacation during a Senate debate.[2]
Personal life
Marleen Barth is married to former D66 MP Jan Hoekema, (second marriage for both) who has been mayor of Wassenaar from 2007 to 2017.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Drs. M.A.M. (Marleen) Barth" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "PvdA-fractievoorzitter in de Eerste Kamer Marleen Barth treedt af", Parlement & Politiek, 8 February 2018.
External links
- Media related to Marleen Barth at Wikimedia Commons
- Marleen Barth (in Dutch) at the Senate website
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Han Noten | Labour Party leader in the Senate 2011–2018 | Succeeded by |
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(VVD: 16)
(PvdA: 14)
(CDA: 11)
- Brinkman
- Van Bijsterveld
- Essers
- Flierman
- Franken
- Hoekstra
- Van der Linden
- Lokin-Sassen
- Martens
- Terpstra
- De Vries-Leggedoor
(PVV: 10)
(SP: 8)
(D66: 5)
- Van Boxtel
- Backer
- Engels
- De Graaf
- Scholten
(GL: 5)
(CU: 2)
(SGP: 1)
(50+: 1)
(PvdD: 1)
(OSF: 1)
- De Lange
Bold also signifies the President
Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member
Italics signifies a temporary member
<> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present