Martin van Rooijen

Martin van Rooijen
Martin van Rooijen
	Martin van Rooijen in 1974
Member of the Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 June 2019
	In office; 9 June 2015 – 23 March 2017
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 23 March 2017 – 11 June 2019
	In office; 1 November 1977 – 1 September 1980
State Secretary for Finance
	In office; 21 December 1973 – 14 October 1977 Serving with Aar de Goede
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Fons van der Stee
Succeeded by	Aar de Goede
Personal details
Born	Martinus Johannes van Rooijen; 31 July 1942 (age 83); Drunen, Netherlands
Political party	50PLUS (since 2015)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1959–1980); Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2015)
Children	3
Residence(s)	Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Alma mater	Netherlands School of Economics ; (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · civil servant · Economist · Management consultant · Financial adviser · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Sport administrator · Lobbyist

Martinus Johannes "Martin" van Rooijen (born 31 July 1942) is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the 50PLUS (50+) party, he was previously part of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party He is the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the Senate and a Member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.^[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives ...

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref..
Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Party seats	Individual	Ref..
1994	House of Representatives		Christian Democratic Appeal	45	464	34	Lost
2015	Senate		50PLUS	2		2	Won
2017	House of Representatives		50PLUS	3	9,096	4	Won
2019	Provincial Council of South Holland		50PLUS	18	2,725	2	Lost
2019	European Parliament		50PLUS	25	1,398	1	Lost
2019	Senate		50PLUS	1		2	Won
2022	Rotterdam Municipal Council		50PLUS	38		1	Lost
2024	European Parliament		50PLUS	50^[a]	1,040	0	Lost	^[2]

Electoral history