Tiny Kox
Tiny Kox | |
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| Senate leader - Socialist Party Senate of the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office June 10, 2003 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office June 10, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martinus Josephus Maria Kox May 6, 1953 Zeelst, Netherlands |
| Political party | Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij - SP) |
| Relations | Married |
| Residence(s) | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Tilburg University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Template:Nl Socialist Party website |
Martinus Josephus Maria "Tiny" Kox (born May 6, 1953 in Zeelst) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Socialist Party (SP) he has been a member of the Senate as well as Senate leader since June 10, 2003.
Biography
Kox studied law at Tilburg University. From 1975 to 1978 he worked in Tilburg law centre, in 1978 at the municipality of Oosterhout, and from 1978 to 1982 again he was a member of the Tilburg law centre. From 1981 to 1994 he was editor-in-chief of Tribune, SP's member party magazine, and from 1982 to 1999 he was SP faction leader of the municipal council of Tilburg. Furthermore, he has been exercising several jobs in the party executive.
Since June 2003 Kox has been a member of the Senate. He is also chairman of the Party of the European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and a member employee of SP's policy institute.
At the general elections of 2006 Kox was elected as a member in the House of Representatives but did not take his member seat, in order to continue serving in the Senate. [1]
References
- ^ Tiny Kox blijft SP in Senaat leiden, Website SP, 24 november 2006.
External links
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 6) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) | ||
| Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) | ||
| Otten Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
| Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
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, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023 | ||
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