List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010–present)
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The list of members of the House of Representatives (2010-present) is the list of members of the House of Representatives - the lower house
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

 of the States-General of the Netherlands
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...

 - according to the outcome of the Dutch general election of 2010
Dutch general election, 2010
The 2010 Dutch general election was held on Wednesday, 9 June 2010. After the fall of the cabinet Balkenende IV on 20 February, Queen Beatrix accepted the resignation of the Labour Party ministers on 23 February...

. The members of the new House of Representatives were installed on June 17, 2010. There has been a sizable number of mutations since due to the particular nature of the Dutch constitutional system. New members are supplied from their party lists so the resignation of individual members' seats does not change the balance of power in the States-General.

Only the originally elected and installed members are represented in this list, the current members are to be found in the template below this page.
  • Parliamentary leaders
    Parliamentary group leader
    The leader or chairman of a parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong party discipline...

     (only the original ones) are in bold.

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

 - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD - 31)

  • Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has been Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, as well as Minister of General Affairs in the Rutte cabinet...

  • Edith Schippers
    Edith Schippers
    Edith Ingeborg Schippers is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy , and was elected as deputy party leader in 2006. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 2003 until 2010. On October 14, 2010 she became Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.-References:...

  • Fred Teeven
    Fred Teeven
    Fredrik "Fred" Teeven is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Security and Justice in the Cabinet Rutte since October 14, 2010....

  • Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
    Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
    Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert is a Dutch politician and former management consultant and civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She previously served as an MEP since July 20, 2004...

  • Stef Blok
    Stef Blok
    Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He has been a Member of the House of Representatives since September 3, 2002 previously from August 25, 1998 until May 23, 2002. He is the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives...

  • Paul de Krom
    Paul de Krom
    Paul de Krom is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from January 30, 2003 until October...

  • Frans Weekers
    Frans Weekers
    Frans Hubertus Henricus Weekers is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 19, 1998 until May 23, 2002...

  • Atzo Nicolaï
    Atzo Nicolaï
    Atzo Nicolaï is a former Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . Since 1 June 2011 he is a member of the board of directors of the Dutch chemical multinational DSM....

  • Charlie Aptroot
    Charlie Aptroot
    Charles Bernhard "Charlie" Aptroot is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is a Member of the House of Representatives since January 30, 2003. He focuses on matters of traffic, public transport and internal affairs.Aptroot was elected into the Dutch House of...

  • Betty de Boer
    Betty de Boer
    Bregtje Grietje de Boer is a Dutch politician and former management consultant and civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of housing.- References : - External links :...

  • Halbe Zijlstra
    Halbe Zijlstra
    Halbe Zijlstra is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from November 30, 2006 until...


  • Anouchka van Miltenburg
    Anouchka van Miltenburg
    Anouchka van Miltenburg is a Dutch politician and former journalist. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since January 30, 2003...

  • Han ten Broeke
    Han ten Broeke
    Johannes Hermanus ten Broeke is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink
    Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink
    Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 3, 2003...

  • Willibrord van Beek
    Willibrord van Beek
    Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius van Beek is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since 19 May 1998. From 8 March till 29 June 2006 he was Parliamentary group leader...

  • Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
    Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
    Cornelia van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff
    Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff
    Janna Fennechien Snijder-Hazelhoff is a Dutch politician and farmer. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 3, 2003. Previously she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002...

  • Malik Azmani
    Malik Azmani
    Malik Azmani is a Dutch politician and former lawyer and civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He has also been a member of the municipal council of Ommen since March 11, 2010...

  • Helma Neppérus
    Helma Neppérus
    Helma Neppérus is a Dutch politician and former tax inspector and rower. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Ton Elias
    Ton Elias
    Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias is a Dutch politician and former journalist. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since December 18, 2008. He focuses on matters of education and the Dutch House of Representatives.- External links :...

  • Mark Harbers
    Mark Harbers
    Markus Gerardus Jozef Harbers is a Dutch politician and former communication employee. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since 1 December 2009...

  • Brigitte van der Burg
    Brigitte van der Burg
    Brigitte Ingrid van der Burg is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since November 30, 2006...


  • Tamara Venrooy-van Ark
    Tamara Venrooy-van Ark
    Tamara Venrooy-van Ark is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Anne Mulder
    Anne Mulder
    Anne Mulder is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Erik Ziengs
    Erik Ziengs
    Erik Ziengs is a Dutch politician and businessman. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Ard van der Steur
    Ard van der Steur
    Gerard Adriaan van der Steur is a Dutch politician and lawyer. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Klaas Dijkhoff
    Klaas Dijkhoff
    Klaas Henricus Dominicus Maria Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician and legal scholar. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of development aid and foreign affairs...

  • Helma Lodders
    Helma Lodders
    Wilhelmina Jenneke Helena Lodders is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Anne-Wil Lucas-Smeerdijk
  • André Bosman
    André Bosman
    André Bosman is a Dutch politician and former officer, flight instructor and aviator. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Afke Schaart
    Afke Schaart
    Afke Helprigdina Maria Schaart is a Dutch politician and former manager. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...



Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

 - Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA - 30)

  • Job Cohen
    Job Cohen
    Marius Job Cohen is a Dutch social democratic politician and former legal scholar of Jewish background. Since 2010 he has been the leader of the Labour Party and since June 17, 2010 he has been a member of the House of Representatives, where he also is the Parliamentary group leader of the Labour...

  • Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party she is a former State Secretary for Justice in the Netherlands. Since May 12, 2010 she has been an MP. From April till August 2011 she was on maternity leave...

  • Ronald Plasterk
    Ronald Plasterk
    Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He was Minister of Education, Culture and Science from February 22, 2007 until February 23, 2010 in the Cabinet Balkenende IV. He has been a Member of the House of Representatives since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of...

  • Jetta Klijnsma
    Jetta Klijnsma
    Jellejetta Klijnsma is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of culture, senior citizens, disabled people and medical ethics...

  • Mariëtte Hamer
    Mariëtte Hamer
    Mariëtte Iris Hamer is a Dutch politician and former civil servant, educator and trade union leader. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since May 19, 1998. From January 2008 to June 2010 she was Parliamentary group leader. She focuses on matters of labour economics, day care and...

  • Jeroen Dijsselbloem
    Jeroen Dijsselbloem
    Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party he has been again an MP since November 20, 2002. Previously he was a member of the House of Representatives from March 28, 2000 to May 23, 2002...

  • Diederik Samsom
  • Gerdi Verbeet
    Gerdi Verbeet
    Gerardina Alida Verbeet is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party and former political advisor, civil servant and educator. She has been President of the Dutch House of Representatives since December 6, 2006. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since July 26, 2002 and...

     (President of the House of Representatives)
  • Frans Timmermans
  • Sharon Dijksma
    Sharon Dijksma
    Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party she has been again an MP since June 17, 2010...


  • Hans Spekman
    Hans Spekman
    Johannes Leonardus Spekman is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Angelien Eijsink
    Angelien Eijsink
    Angeline Maria Catharina Eijsink is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and educator. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since January 30, 2003. She focuses on matters of the Dutch defense.- External links :...

  • Martijn van Dam
    Martijn van Dam
    Martinus Hendricus Petrus van Dam is a Dutch engineer and politician for the Labour Party . He is a member of the House of Representatives and a former councillor for the municipality of Eindhoven...

  • Attje Kuiken
    Attje Kuiken
    Attje Harma Kuiken is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006.- External links :...

  • Ahmed Marcouch
    Ahmed Marcouch
    Ahmed Marcouch is a Moroccan-Dutch politician and former police officer, civil servant and educator. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of community development...

  • Roos Vermeij
    Roos Vermeij
    Rosemarijn Agnes Vermeij is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of employment and social security....

  • Ed Groot
    Ed Groot
    Vincentius Aloysius Groot is a Dutch politician and former journalist, columnist and civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of taxes, government spending and finances.- References : - External links :...

  • Sjoera Dikkers
    Sjoera Dikkers
    Sjoerdtje Willemien Dikkers is a Dutch politician and former activist. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of development aid and commercial policy.- References : - External links :...

  • Pierre Heijnen
    Pierre Heijnen
    Pierre Maria Michel Heijnen is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since March 1, 2007. He focuses on matters of local government, civil service personnel and finances.Heijnen studied Dutch language and Dutch literature at Utrecht...

  • Lea Bouwmeester
    Lea Bouwmeester
    Lea Theodora Bouwmeester is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and social counselor. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006...


  • Jeroen Recourt
    Jeroen Recourt
    Jeroen Recourt is a Dutch politician and former judge. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of the judiciary and the Netherlands Antilles....

  • Agnes Wolbert
    Agnes Wolbert
    Agnes Geziena Wolbert is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of senior citizen policy, home care, and normal and special health care.- External links :...

  • Eelke van der Veen
    Eelke van der Veen
    Eeke van der Veen is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of public health.- External links :...

  • Pauline Smeets
    Pauline Smeets
    Pauline Elisabeth Smeets is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since January 30, 2003. She focuses on matters of small and medium enterprises, corporate social responsibility, tourism, recreation and regional economic policy.- External links :...

  • Metin Çelik
    Metin Çelik
    Metin Çelik is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former police officer. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of primary, secondary and special education.Çelik is a former police officer of the city of Rotterdam and its suburbs...

  • Lutz Jacobi
    Lutz Jacobi
    Lutske Jacobi is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of natural environment, rural area, agriculture, horticulture, fishery, recreation and the Wadden Sea.- External links :...

  • Tjeerd van Dekken
    Tjeerd van Dekken
    Tjeerd Rienk van Dekken is a Dutch politician and former communication employee. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of sports policy and decline of population in more rural regions.From 1994 to 1998 he was chairman of the Young Socialists...

  • Tanja Jadnanansing
    Tanja Jadnanansing
    Tanja Malti Jadnanansing is a Dutch politician and former television presenter and communication employee. As a member of the Labour Party she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of higher education and science policy.Jadnanansing studied law at VU University Amsterdam...

  • Jacques Monasch
    Jacques Monasch
    Jacques Simon Monasch is a Dutch politician, art collector and former management as well as political consultant and civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Khadija Arib
    Khadija Arib
    Khadija Arib is a Moroccan-Dutch politician and former civil servant, educator and social worker. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party she has been again an MP since March 1, 2007. Previously she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, focusing on health care issues...



Party for Freedom
Party for Freedom
The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...

 - Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV - 24)

  • Geert Wilders
    Geert Wilders
    Geert Wilders is a Dutch right-wing politician and leader of the Party for Freedom , the third-largest political party in the Netherlands. He is the Parliamentary group leader of his party in the Dutch House of Representatives...

  • Fleur Agema
    Fleur Agema
    Marie-Fleur Agema is a Dutch politician and former spatial designer and restaurant employee. As a member of the Party for Freedom she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of caregiving.- Early life :Agema was born in the Dutch Province of North Holland...

  • Hero Brinkman
    Hero Brinkman
    Hero Brinkman is a Dutch politician and former police officer. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of internal affairs, government renewal, police, defense, administrative burden control, aliens and political asylum...

  • Lilian Helder
    Lilian Helder
    Lilian Maria Johanna Sibertha Helder is a Dutch politician and former lawyer. As a member of the Party for Freedom she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of the judiciary....

  • Raymond de Roon
    Raymond de Roon
    Raymond de Roon is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Martin Bosma
    Martin Bosma
    Martin Bosma is a Dutch politician and former journalist. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Sietse Fritsma
    Sietse Fritsma
    Sietse Rindert Fritsma is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of social affairs, employment, political asylum and immigration...

  • Teun van Dijck
    Teun van Dijck
    Antoine Pierre Cornelis van Dijck is a Dutch politician and former management consultant, restaurateur and civil servant. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of state pensions and other pensions...


  • Louis Bontes
    Louis Bontes
    Louis Bontes is a Dutch politician and former police officer. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since 17 June 2010. He focuses on matters of the European Union, civil law, security, police and foreign affairs...

  • Dion Graus
    Dion Graus
    Dion Jean Gilbert Graus is a Dutch politician and animal rights activist. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since 30 November 2006...

  • Richard de Mos
    Richard de Mos
    Richard de Mos is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since September 1, 2009. He focuses on matters of environmental policy, climate change, waterways, day care and taxicab policy...

  • Eric Lucassen
    Eric Lucassen
    Eric Lucassen is a Dutch politician and former digital music educator and sergeant. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of Kingdom relations.- References : - External links :...

  • Roland van Vliet
    Roland van Vliet
    Rudolf Aleida van Vliet is a Dutch politician and former tax advisor. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of taxes, financial supervision, energy and innovation...

  • Johan Driessen
    Johan Driessen
    Johannes Henricus Antonius Driessen is a Dutch politician and former lawyer. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of development aid.- References : - External links :...

  • Karen Gerbrands
    Karen Gerbrands
    Karen Gerbrands is a Dutch politician and former nurse. As a member of the Party for Freedom she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of health care policy and food safety...

  • Joram van Klaveren
    Joram van Klaveren
    Joram Jaron van Klaveren is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of desegregation, employment-to-population ratio, egalitarianism and emancipation...


  • Marcial Hernandez
    Marcial Hernandez
    Marcial Manrique Hernandez is a Dutch politician and former officer. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since 17 June 2010. He focuses on matters of the Dutch defense....

  • Willie Dille
    Willie Dille
    Wilhelmina Ruurdina Dille is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of services for the disabled, youth, adoption and casualties of war...

  • Léon de Jong
    Léon de Jong
    Leon Willem Evert de Jong is a Dutch politician and former singer and salesman. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Harm Beertema
    Harm Beertema
    Harm Jan Beertema is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of primary, special, secondary and vocational education as well as teachers policy...

  • James Sharpe
    James Sharpe (Dutch politician)
    James Emanuel Johan Willem Sharpe is a Dutch former politician, businessman and athlete of Aruban descent. As a member of the Party for Freedom he was an MP from June 17 till November 19, 2010...

  • Wim Kortenoeven
    Wim Kortenoeven
    Robert Frank Willem Kortenoeven is a Dutch politician, author and journalist.- Biography :Kortenoeven engages in political developments in the Middle East, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also writes about Jewish history...

  • Jhim van Bemmel
    Jhim van Bemmel
    Jhim Jan Gerardus van Bemmel is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of spatial planning, consumers, tourism, telecom, postal market, administrative burden and environmental law.- References : - External links :...

  • André Elissen
    André Elissen
    André Elissen is a Dutch politician and former consultant and police officer. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...



Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...

 - Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA - 21)

  • Maxime Verhagen
    Maxime Verhagen
    Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen is a Dutch politician in the Christian Democratic Appeal party. He is the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and Deputy Prime Minister since October 14, 2010 in the Cabinet Rutte.He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for...

  • Ank Bijleveld
  • Jan Kees de Jager
    Jan Kees de Jager
    Jan Cornelis "Jan Kees" de Jager is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He is the Minister of Finance first in the Cabinet Balkenende IV from February 23, 2010 until October 14, 2010, and in the Cabinet Rutte since that date.He previously served as State Secretary for Finance...

  • Ab Klink
    Ab Klink
    Abraham Klink is a former Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal . He was Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.-External links: , Parlement & Politiek...

  • Joop Atsma
    Joop Atsma
    Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party . He is the State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010...

  • Sabine Uitslag
    Sabine Uitslag
    Albertje Sabine Uitslag is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since September 3, 2008...

  • Marja van Bijsterveldt
    Marja van Bijsterveldt
    Janneke Marlene "Marja" van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart is a politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. She is the Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte since October 14, 2010.-Early life:...


  • Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel
    Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel
    Petronella Johanna Maria Godefrida Blanksma-van den Heuvel is a Dutch politician and former banking manager...

  • Gerda Verburg
    Gerda Verburg
    Gerritje Verburg is a Dutch diplomat and former politician and trade union leader. Since July 1, 2011 she is Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, succeeding former CDA politician Agnes van Ardenne...

  • Sybrand van Haersma Buma
    Sybrand van Haersma Buma
    Sybrand van Haersma Buma is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since May 23, 2002 and Parliamentary group leader since October 12, 2010...

  • Ger Koopmans
    Ger Koopmans
    Gerardus Peter Jan Koopmans is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since May 23, 2002...

  • Henk Jan Ormel
    Henk Jan Ormel
    Hendrik Jan Ormel is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since May 23, 2002. He focuses on matters of foreign policy, the European Union, biotechnology and animal welfare...

  • Mirjam Sterk
    Mirjam Sterk
    Willemina Roziena Catharina Sterk is a Dutch politician, Christian minister and former civil servant, RTV editor and educator. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since May 23, 2002...

  • Eddy van Hijum
    Eddy van Hijum
    Yde Johan van Hijum is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since September 2, 2003. He focuses on matters of social security, income policy, dismissal law, labor participation policy and day care.- References : - External links :...


  • Margreeth Smilde
    Margreeth Smilde
    Margaretha Charlotte Adelheid Smilde is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she was an MP from July 26, 2002 to January 30, 2003, from June 3, 2003 to November 30, 2006 and is currently an MP since January 23, 2008...

  • Madeleine van Toorenburg
    Madeleine van Toorenburg
    Madeleine Melisande Ermens-van Toorenburg is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since March 1, 2007...

  • Coşkun Çörüz
    Coşkun Çörüz
    Coşkun Çörüz is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since May 29, 2001. He focuses on matters of security policy, judiciary, police, international law and human rights.Çörüz is born in the Turkish district Salıpazarı...

  • Kathleen Ferrier
    Kathleen Ferrier
    Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE was an English contralto who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar...

  • Ad Koppejan
    Ad Koppejan
    Adriaan Jacobus Koppejan is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of fishery and water policy, administrative burden and corporate social responsibility.- External links :...

  • Hanke Bruins Slot
    Hanke Bruins Slot
    Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot is a Dutch politician and former officer and hockey player. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Sander de Rouwe
    Sander de Rouwe
    Sander de Rouwe is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since 1 March 2007. He focuses on matters of traffic, transport, higher and science education, inland navigation and spatial planning.- External links :...



Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Netherlands)
The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...

 - Socialistische Partij (SP - 15)

  • Emile Roemer
    Emile Roemer
    Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party . He has been a Member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006. On 5 March 2010 he was elected the new Party leader of the Socialist Party following the resignation of Agnes Kant...

  • Renske Leijten
    Renske Leijten
    Renske Maria Leijten is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. She focuses on matters of public health, quality of life and sports....

  • Harry van Bommel
    Harry van Bommel
    Henricus van Bommel is a Dutch politician, anti-globalization activist and former educator. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since May 19, 1998...

  • Jan de Wit
  • Ronald van Raak
    Ronald van Raak
    Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria van Raak is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of home affairs, Kingdom relations, the Dutch Royal House and general affairs...


  • Ewout Irrgang
    Ewout Irrgang
    Ewout Irrgang is a Dutch politician, anti-globalization activist and former banking employee. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since October 6, 2005...

  • Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut is a Dutch politician and formercivil servant and trade unionist of Kurdish-Turkish descent. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. From January 11 till April 14, 2011 she was on maternity leave and therefore replaced by Rik Janssen...

  • Paul Ulenbelt
    Paul Ulenbelt
    Paul Ulenbelt is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist and academic. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Jasper van Dijk
    Jasper van Dijk
    Jasper Jonathan van Dijk is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Sharon Gesthuizen
    Sharon Gesthuizen
    Sharon Maria Jacoba Gerarda Gesthuizen is a Dutch politician and formerbusinesswoman and trade unionist. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006...


  • Henk van Gerven
    Henk van Gerven
    Henricus Petrus Johannes van Gerven is a Dutch politician and general practitioner. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Manja Smits
  • Paulus Jansen
    Paulus Jansen
    Paulus Fredericus Cornelius Jansen is a Dutch politician and civil engineer. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • Farshad Bashir
    Farshad Bashir
    Farshad Bashir is a Dutch politician of Afghan descent. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since January 15, 2008, succeeding Rosita van Gijlswijk. He focuses on matters of taxation, traffic and water management.- Biography :His father was a journalist in the daily Anis during...

  • Nine Kooiman
    Nine Kooiman
    Catharina Johanna Elise Kooiman is a Dutch politician and former social worker. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...



Democrats 66
Democrats 66
Democrats 66 is a progressive and social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned, young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system; it proposed to create an...

 - Democraten 66 (D66 - 10)

  • Alexander Pechtold
    Alexander Pechtold
    Alexander Pechtold is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006 as well as Parliamentary group leader since 23 November 2006...

  • Boris van der Ham
    Boris van der Ham
    Boris van der Ham is a Dutch politician and former actor. On 23 May 2002 he has become a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for Democrats 66 , a social liberal party. In November 2006 he has also become vice-Parliamentary group leader...

  • Magda Berndsen
    Magda Berndsen
    Magdalena Adriaantje Berndsen-Jansen is a Dutch politician and former police officer. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Fatma Koşer Kaya
    Fatma Koşer Kaya
    Fatma Koşer Kaya is a Dutch lawyer and politician of Turkish origin. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since September 8, 2004. She focuses on social affairs....


  • Pia Dijkstra
    Pia Dijkstra
    Pietje Aafke Dijkstra is a Dutch politician and former television presenter. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of public health, welfare, sports and emancipation.From 1988 to 2000 she was news anchor of NOS Journaal.- References : -...

  • Gerard Schouw
    Gerard Schouw
    Adrianus Gerardus Schouw is a Dutch politician. As a member of Democrats 66 he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Wassila Hachchi
    Wassila Hachchi
    Wassila Hachchi is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and officer. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She focuses on matters of defense, development aid and Kingdom relations....

  • Stientje van Veldhoven
    Stientje van Veldhoven
    Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer is a Dutch politician and former diplomat and civil servant. As a member of Democrats 66 she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...


  • Wouter Koolmees
    Wouter Koolmees
    Wouter Koolmees is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of Democrats 66 he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of finance, transport and water supply....

  • Kees Verhoeven
    Kees Verhoeven
    Kees Verhoeven is a Dutch politician and geographer. As a member of Democrats 66 he has been an MP since June 17, 2010. He focuses on matters of economic affairs, housing, spatial planning and infrastructure....



GreenLeft
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...

 - GroenLinks (GL - 10)

  • Femke Halsema
    Femke Halsema
    is a former Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 till 2011. She was also the leader of the GreenLeft parliamentary party in the House of Representatives from 2002 till 2010.-Pre-political career:...

  • Jolande Sap
    Jolande Sap
    Johanna Catharina Maria Sap is a Dutch GreenLeft politician and former educator and civil servant. She replaced Wijnand Duyvendak as an MP on September 3, 2008, after he left the Dutch House of Representatives...

  • Tofik Dibi
    Tofik Dibi
    Tovek Dibi is a Dutch politician for GreenLeft . Since November 30, 2006 he has been an MP. He focuses on matters of criminal law, safety, youth, family and integration.- Biography :...

  • Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006...


  • Ineke van Gent
    Ineke van Gent
    Wilhelmina van Gent is a Dutch politician. She has been a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft since May 19, 1998...

  • Liesbeth van Tongeren
    Liesbeth van Tongeren
    Liesbeth van Tongeren is a Dutch politician and former activist and civil servant. As a member of GreenLeft she has been an MP since 17 June 2010. She focuses on matters of climate, energy, spatial planning, conservation and traffic.Van Tongeren grew up in Almelo and obtained an LL.B...

  • Jesse Klaver
    Jesse Klaver
    Jesse Feras Klaver is a Dutch politician. As a member of GreenLeft he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Bruno Braakhuis
    Bruno Braakhuis
    Bruno Adrianus Maria Braakhuis is a Dutch politician and former marketing and communication manager. As a member of the 'GreenLeft' he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...


  • Arjan El Fassed
    Arjan El Fassed
    Arjan El Fassed is a Dutch politician, and former human rights activist and development aid worker. As a member of GreenLeft he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

  • Linda Voortman
    Linda Voortman
    Linda Geertruida Johanna Voortman is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist. As a member of GreenLeft she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...



ChristianUnion
ChristianUnion
The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...

 - ChristenUnie (CU - 5)

  • André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet is a former Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion . First as a member of the RPF until the party merged with the Reformed Political League to form the ChristianUnion. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 17, 1994 until February 22, 2007...

  • Arie Slob
    Arie Slob
    Arie Slob is a Dutch politician and former history teacher. He has been a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the ChristianUnion party since November 19, 2002. Since April 28, 2011 he has also been both Party leader and Parliamentary leader, in both cases succeeding André Rouvoet...


  • Esmé Wiegman
  • Joël Voordewind
    Joël Voordewind
    Joël Stephanus Voordewind is a Dutch politician and former development aid worker. As a member of the ChristianUnion he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...


  • Cynthia Ortega


Reformed Political Party
Reformed Political Party
The Reformed Political Party is an orthodox Protestant Dutch political party. The term Reformed is not a reference to political reform, but is a synonym for Calvinist. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands in its current form, and for its entire existence has been in opposition...

 - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP - 2)

  • Kees van der Staaij
    Kees van der Staaij
    Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij born September 12, 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party . As a member of the Reformed Political Party he has been an MP since May 19, 1998...

  • Elbert Dijkgraaf
    Elbert Dijkgraaf
    Elbert Dijkgraaf is a Dutch politician and economist. As a member of the Reformed Political Party he has been an MP since June 17, 2010...


Party for the Animals
Party for the Animals
The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands.Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare, though it claims not to be a single-issue party...

 - Partij voor de Dieren (PvdD - 2)

  • Marianne Thieme
    Marianne Thieme
    Marianne Louise Thieme is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals . She has been Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives since November 23, 2006 and an MP since November 30, 2006....

  • Esther Ouwehand
    Esther Ouwehand
    Esther Ouwehand is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager. She is one of the two Members of Parliament for the Party for the Animals .- Personal life :...


Leadership

Members of the leadership of the House of Representatives:
  • President - Gerdi Verbeet
    Gerdi Verbeet
    Gerardina Alida Verbeet is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party and former political advisor, civil servant and educator. She has been President of the Dutch House of Representatives since December 6, 2006. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since July 26, 2002 and...

     (PvdA
    Labour Party (Netherlands)
    The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

    )
  • First Deputy - Willibrord van Beek
    Willibrord van Beek
    Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius van Beek is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since 19 May 1998. From 8 March till 29 June 2006 he was Parliamentary group leader...

     (VVD
    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
    The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

    )
  • Second Deputy - Martin Bosma
    Martin Bosma
    Martin Bosma is a Dutch politician and former journalist. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

     (PVV
    Party for Freedom
    The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...

    )
  • Third Deputy - Jeroen Dijsselbloem
    Jeroen Dijsselbloem
    Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party he has been again an MP since November 20, 2002. Previously he was a member of the House of Representatives from March 28, 2000 to May 23, 2002...

     (PvdA
    Labour Party (Netherlands)
    The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

    )

Parliamentary leaders replacements

  • October 8, 2010: Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has been Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, as well as Minister of General Affairs in the Rutte cabinet...

     (VVD
    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
    The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

    ) replaced by Stef Blok
    Stef Blok
    Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He has been a Member of the House of Representatives since September 3, 2002 previously from August 25, 1998 until May 23, 2002. He is the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives...

    .
  • December 16, 2010: Femke Halsema
    Femke Halsema
    is a former Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 till 2011. She was also the leader of the GreenLeft parliamentary party in the House of Representatives from 2002 till 2010.-Pre-political career:...

     (GL
    GreenLeft
    GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...

    ) replaced by Jolande Sap
    Jolande Sap
    Johanna Catharina Maria Sap is a Dutch GreenLeft politician and former educator and civil servant. She replaced Wijnand Duyvendak as an MP on September 3, 2008, after he left the Dutch House of Representatives...

    .
  • April 28, 2011: André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet is a former Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion . First as a member of the RPF until the party merged with the Reformed Political League to form the ChristianUnion. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 17, 1994 until February 22, 2007...

     (CU
    ChristianUnion
    The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...

    ) replaced by Arie Slob
    Arie Slob
    Arie Slob is a Dutch politician and former history teacher. He has been a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the ChristianUnion party since November 19, 2002. Since April 28, 2011 he has also been both Party leader and Parliamentary leader, in both cases succeeding André Rouvoet...

    .

2010

  • June 17: CDA
    Christian Democratic Appeal
    The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...

     politicians Jan Peter Balkenende
    Jan Peter Balkenende
    Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende is a Dutch politician of the party Christian Democratic Appeal .He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 until 14 October 2010, having led four coalition governments, cabinets Balkenende I, II, III and IV, none of which served a full...

     and Jack de Vries
    Jack de Vries
    Jacob Gabe "Jack" de Vries is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as State Secretary for Defence from December 18, 2007 until May 14, 2010...

     were elected but did not take their seats. Instead of them Hanke Bruins Slot
    Hanke Bruins Slot
    Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot is a Dutch politician and former officer and hockey player. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...

     and Sander de Rouwe
    Sander de Rouwe
    Sander de Rouwe is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since 1 March 2007. He focuses on matters of traffic, transport, higher and science education, inland navigation and spatial planning.- External links :...

     were installed.
  • September 7: exit Ab Klink
    Ab Klink
    Abraham Klink is a former Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal . He was Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.-External links: , Parlement & Politiek...

     (CDA
    Christian Democratic Union
    Christian Democratic Union may refer to:* Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union...

    ), replaced by Raymond Knops
    Raymond Knops
    Raymond Willem Knops is a Dutch politician and former officer. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from October 11, 2005 to November 30, 2006, from March 1, 2007 to June 17, 2010 and is currently an MP since September 7, 2010, succeeding Ab Klink...

    .
  • October 14: Rutte cabinet installed, exit CDA
    Christian Democratic Union
    Christian Democratic Union may refer to:* Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union * Christian Democratic Union...

     MPs Joop Atsma
    Joop Atsma
    Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party . He is the State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010...

    , Marja van Bijsterveldt
    Marja van Bijsterveldt
    Janneke Marlene "Marja" van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart is a politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. She is the Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte since October 14, 2010.-Early life:...

    , Jan Kees de Jager
    Jan Kees de Jager
    Jan Cornelis "Jan Kees" de Jager is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He is the Minister of Finance first in the Cabinet Balkenende IV from February 23, 2010 until October 14, 2010, and in the Cabinet Rutte since that date.He previously served as State Secretary for Finance...

     and Maxime Verhagen
    Maxime Verhagen
    Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen is a Dutch politician in the Christian Democratic Appeal party. He is the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and Deputy Prime Minister since October 14, 2010 in the Cabinet Rutte.He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for...

    , and VVD
    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
    The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

     MPs Paul de Krom
    Paul de Krom
    Paul de Krom is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from January 30, 2003 until October...

    , Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte
    Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has been Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, as well as Minister of General Affairs in the Rutte cabinet...

    , Edith Schippers
    Edith Schippers
    Edith Ingeborg Schippers is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy , and was elected as deputy party leader in 2006. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 2003 until 2010. On October 14, 2010 she became Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.-References:...

    , Fred Teeven
    Fred Teeven
    Fredrik "Fred" Teeven is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Security and Justice in the Cabinet Rutte since October 14, 2010....

    , Frans Weekers
    Frans Weekers
    Frans Hubertus Henricus Weekers is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 19, 1998 until May 23, 2002...

     and Halbe Zijlstra
    Halbe Zijlstra
    Halbe Zijlstra is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from November 30, 2006 until...

     because they have become government members.
  • October 26: CDA politicians Jack Biskop
    Jack Biskop
    Jacobus Johannes Gerardus Maria Biskop is a Dutch psychologist and politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since October 26, 2010, focusing on education.- Biography :Biskop is born in the province of North Brabant and studied psychology at Tilburg...

    , Bas Jan van Bochove
    Bas Jan van Bochove
    Bastiaan Jan van Bochove is a Dutch politician and former educator. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since October 26, 2010. He focuses on matters of housing, Kingdom relations and education.- External links :...

    , Maarten Haverkamp
    Maarten Haverkamp
    Maarten Cornelis Haverkamp is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from July 26, 2002 to June 17, 2010 and is currently an MP since October 26, 2010. He focuses on matters of mass media policy, aviation and public transport.- External links :...

     and Pieter Omtzigt
    Pieter Omtzigt
    Pieter Herman Omtzigt is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from June 3, 2003 to June 17, 2010 and is currently an MP since October 26, 2010. He focuses on matters of taxes, pensions and additions.- External links :...

    , and VVD politicians Johan Houwers
    Johan Houwers
    Johan Houwers is a Dutch politician and real estate broker. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since October 26, 2010...

    , Matthijs Huizing
    Matthijs Huizing
    Matthijs Egbert Huizing is a Dutch politician and former manager. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been a MP since October 26, 2010...

    , René Leegte
    René Leegte
    René Willums Leegte is a Dutch politician and former businessman. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he is an MP since October 26, 2010. He focuses on matters of natural environment, sustainable development and energy.- References : - External links :...

    , Bart de Liefde
    Bart de Liefde
    Barthold Charles de Liefde is a Dutch politician and field hockey umpire. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since October 26, 2010...

    , Karin Straus
    Karin Straus
    Karin Cornelia Josepha Straus is a Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since October 26, 2010...

     and Joost Taverne
    Joost Taverne
    Joost Taverne is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is a Member of the House of Representatives since October 26, 2010....

     replace these MPs.
  • November 19: exit James Sharpe
    James Sharpe (Dutch politician)
    James Emanuel Johan Willem Sharpe is a Dutch former politician, businessman and athlete of Aruban descent. As a member of the Party for Freedom he was an MP from June 17 till November 19, 2010...

     (PVV
    Party for Freedom
    The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...

    ).
  • November 23: James Sharpe
    James Sharpe (Dutch politician)
    James Emanuel Johan Willem Sharpe is a Dutch former politician, businessman and athlete of Aruban descent. As a member of the Party for Freedom he was an MP from June 17 till November 19, 2010...

     replaced by Ino van den Besselaar
    Ino van den Besselaar
    I.H.C. van den Besselaar is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom he has been an MP since November 23, 2010, succeeding James Sharpe. He focuses on matters of social affairs, pensions and government spending.- References : - External links :...

    .
  • November 23: Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

     (GL
    GreenLeft
    GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...

    ) on maternity leave, temporarily replaced by Rik Grashoff
    Rik Grashoff
    Hendrik Johannes Grashoff is a Dutch engineer and politician. He is a member of GroenLinks , a left-wing, Green political party. Since 23 November 2010 he has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands...

    .

2011

  • January 1: exit Ank Bijleveld (CDA
    Christian Democratic Appeal
    The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...

    ).
  • January 11: Ank Bijleveld replaced by Marieke van der Werf
    Marieke van der Werf
    Maria Catharina Ida van der Werf is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since January 11, 2011. She focuses on matters of sustainable development and cultural policy.- References : - External links :...

    .
  • January 11: Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut is a Dutch politician and formercivil servant and trade unionist of Kurdish-Turkish descent. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. From January 11 till April 14, 2011 she was on maternity leave and therefore replaced by Rik Janssen...

     (SP
    Socialist Party (Netherlands)
    The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...

    ) on maternity leave, replaced by Rik Janssen
    Rik Janssen
    Rik Arend Janssen is a Dutch politician and former businessman. As a member of the Socialist Party he was a temporary MP from January 11 till April 14, 2011, replacing Sadet Karabulut, who was on maternity leave. He focused on matters of security, judiciary, immigration and political asylum...

    .
  • January 12: exit Femke Halsema
    Femke Halsema
    is a former Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 till 2011. She was also the leader of the GreenLeft parliamentary party in the House of Representatives from 2002 till 2010.-Pre-political career:...

     (GL
    GreenLeft
    GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...

    ), replaced by Rik Grashoff
    Rik Grashoff
    Hendrik Johannes Grashoff is a Dutch engineer and politician. He is a member of GroenLinks , a left-wing, Green political party. Since 23 November 2010 he has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands...

     (already temporary member).
  • January 12: Niels van den Berge
    Niels van den Berge
    Cornelis Niels van den Berge is a Dutch former politician. As a member of GreenLeft he was a temporary MP from January 12 till March 11, 2011, replacing Mariko Peters, who was on maternity leave...

     (GL) temporary replacement of Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

  • March 11: return Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters
    Mariko Peters is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006...

    , exit Niels van den Berge
    Niels van den Berge
    Cornelis Niels van den Berge is a Dutch former politician. As a member of GreenLeft he was a temporary MP from January 12 till March 11, 2011, replacing Mariko Peters, who was on maternity leave...

    .
  • April 12: Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party she is a former State Secretary for Justice in the Netherlands. Since May 12, 2010 she has been an MP. From April till August 2011 she was on maternity leave...

     (PvdA
    Labour Party (Netherlands)
    The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

    ) on maternity leave, temporarily replaced by Myrthe Hilkens
    Myrthe Hilkens
    Myrthe Hilkens is a Dutch journalist, non-fiction writer and former politician. As a member of the Labour Party she was a temporary member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from April till August 2011. She was replacing Nebahat Albayrak, who was on maternity leave...

    .
  • April 14: return Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut
    Sadet Karabulut is a Dutch politician and formercivil servant and trade unionist of Kurdish-Turkish descent. As a member of the Socialist Party she has been an MP since November 30, 2006. From January 11 till April 14, 2011 she was on maternity leave and therefore replaced by Rik Janssen...

     (SP), exit Rik Janssen
    Rik Janssen
    Rik Arend Janssen is a Dutch politician and former businessman. As a member of the Socialist Party he was a temporary MP from January 11 till April 14, 2011, replacing Sadet Karabulut, who was on maternity leave. He focused on matters of security, judiciary, immigration and political asylum...

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  • May 18: exit André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet
    André Rouvoet is a former Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion . First as a member of the RPF until the party merged with the Reformed Political League to form the ChristianUnion. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 17, 1994 until February 22, 2007...

     (CU
    ChristianUnion
    The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...

    ), replaced by Carola Schouten
    Carola Schouten
    C.J. Schouten is a Dutch politician. She is a member of the ChristianUnion and since May 18, 2011 also a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, replacing André Rouvoet....

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  • June 1: exit Atzo Nicolaï
    Atzo Nicolaï
    Atzo Nicolaï is a former Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . Since 1 June 2011 he is a member of the board of directors of the Dutch chemical multinational DSM....

     (VVD
    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
    The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

    ), replaced by Ingrid de Caluwé
    Ingrid de Caluwé
    Ingrid Saskia Helena de Caluwé is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 1, 2011...

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  • June 30: exit Gerda Verburg
    Gerda Verburg
    Gerritje Verburg is a Dutch diplomat and former politician and trade union leader. Since July 1, 2011 she is Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, succeeding former CDA politician Agnes van Ardenne...

     (CDA
    Christian Democratic Appeal
    The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...

    ), replaced by Michiel Holtackers
    Michiel Holtackers
    M.P.M. Holtackers is a Dutch politician and former police officer and trade union leader. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he has been an MP since June 30, 2011, succeeding Gerda Verburg...

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  • August 2: return Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak
    Nebahat Albayrak is a Turkish-Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party she is a former State Secretary for Justice in the Netherlands. Since May 12, 2010 she has been an MP. From April till August 2011 she was on maternity leave...

     (PvdA), exit Myrthe Hilkens
    Myrthe Hilkens
    Myrthe Hilkens is a Dutch journalist, non-fiction writer and former politician. As a member of the Labour Party she was a temporary member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from April till August 2011. She was replacing Nebahat Albayrak, who was on maternity leave...

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