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 82); 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 of the 50PLUS (50+) party formerly of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He is the Parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the Senate and a Member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.^[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Martin van Rooijen
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]

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	11 April 1978

^ "Martin van Rooijen" (in Dutch). 50PLUS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 4, 50–53. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Fons van der Stee	State Secretary for Finance 1973–1977 Served alongside: Aar de Goede	Succeeded by Ad Nooteboom

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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 (1942-07-31) 31 July 1942 (age 82) 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