Johan Dessing

Johan Dessing (born 1965) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate for the Forum for Democracy party.

Johan Dessing
Member of the States of North Holland
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2019
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2019
Parliamentary leader of Forum for Democracy
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2022
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Forum for Democracy

Before entering politics, Dessing was an air traffic controller at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Dessing has been a member of the Provincial Council in North-Holland since 28 March 2019 and the party leader of the FvD in the province. On 11 June 2019, he was also installed as a senator in the Senate. Since March 2022, he has been the party's only senator and is therefore parliamentary leader. He is the brother of Dutch television presenter Floortje Dessing.^[1][2][3][4]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Johan Dessing

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Forum for Democracy	42	84	8	Lost	[5]
2023	Senate		Forum for Democracy	1		2	Won	[6]
2023	House of Representatives		Forum for Democracy	10	162	3	Lost	[7]
2024	European Parliament		Forum for Democracy	7	290	0	Lost	[8]

See also

• List of members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023
• Netherlands portal
• Aviation portal
• Politics portal