Paul van Meenen
Paul van Meenen | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 3 July 2023 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Hendrik van Meenen 29 January 1956 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Spouse | Anke van Vuuren |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Occupation | Politician Teacher/School administrator |
Paul Hendrik van Meenen (born 29 January 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) political party.
Career
[edit]Van Meenen worked as the director for Spinoza, an organisation of ten VWO high schools in the region of The Hague. He served as the leader of the D66 grouping in the municipal council of Leiden starting in 2002. Van Meenen became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives on 20 September 2012, after having been elected in the 12 September general election. He became a member of the Dutch senate in 2023. A motion by Van Meenen was passed in November 2024 calling on the Schoof cabinet to keep the commitment of its predecessor to allow Afghan guards of the Dutch embassy and Task Force Uruzgan to relocate to the Netherlands. The promise was made in response to the 2021 Taliban offensive, but it was reversed by the Schoof cabinet.[1]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 11 | 1,692 | 24 | Won | [2] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Klaassen, Niels (15 November 2024). "Weer gromt de Eerste Kamer, tot ergernis van de coalitie: 'Zo komen we buitenspel te staan'" [The Senate grumbles again, annoying the coalition: 'We will be excluded this way']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.
- (in Dutch) Drs. P.H. (Paul) van Meenen (Parlement & Politiek)
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Paul van Meenen personal website
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) | ||
| 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 | ||
