Marleen Barth
Marleen Barth | |
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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 21 March 1964 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 since 2007.[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
- 1964 births
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism
- Dutch columnists
- Dutch political journalists
- Dutch Roman Catholics
- Dutch trade union leaders
- Dutch women in politics
- Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
- Living people
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
- Members of the Provincial-Council of North Holland
- People from Den Helder
- People from Wassenaar
- University of Amsterdam alumni
- Women columnists