Leader of the Socialist Party (Netherlands)

The Leader of the Socialist Party is the most senior politician within the Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij, SP) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Lilian Marijnissen, who succeeded Emile Roemer on 13 December 2017.^[1]

History

The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. Outside election time the Leader can serve as the Opposition leader. In the Socialist Party the Leader is always the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives.

Leader		Term of office	Age as Leader	Position(s) as Leader	Further position(s)	Professional Background	Lijsttrekker
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Daan Monjé (1925–1986)	22 October 1971 – 1 October 1986 (14 years, 344 days) ^[1] ^[Died]	45–60			Metalworker Activist
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Hans van Hooft (1941)	1 October 1986 – 20 May 1988 (1 year, 232 days) ^[1]	44–46	Chairman of the Socialist Party (1971–1988)		Metalworker
rowspan=6 style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Jan Marijnissen (born 1952)	20 May 1988 – 20 June 2008 (20 years, 31 days) ^[1]	35–55	Chairman of the Socialist Party (1988–2015) Member of the House of Representatives (1994–2010) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1994–2008)		Metalworker Activist Author	1989
1994
1998
2002
2003
2006
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Dr. Agnes Kant (born 1967)	20 June 2008 – 5 March 2010 (1 year, 258 days) ^[1]	41–43	Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2010) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2008–2010)		Epidemiologist Medical researcher
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Emile Roemer (born 1962)	5 March 2010 – 13 December 2017 (7 years, 283 days) ^[1]	47–55	Member of the House of Representatives (2006–2018) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2010–2017)	Mayor of Heerlen (since 2018)	Teacher	2010
2012
2017
style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"\|	Lilian Marijnissen (born 1985)	13 December 2017 – Incumbent (6 years, 180 days) ^[1]	32–	Member of the House of Representatives (since 2017) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (since 2017)		Trade union leader Social worker	2021