Martin van Rooijen

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1942)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Martin van Rooijen

| image = Martin van Rooijen 1974 (1).jpg

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| caption = Martin van Rooijen in 1974

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Senate

| term_start1 = 11 June 2019

| term_end1 =

| term_start2 = 9 June 2015

| term_end2 = 23 March 2017

| office3 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start3 = 23 March 2017

| term_end3 = 11 June 2019

| term_start4 = 1 November 1977

| term_end4 = 1 September 1980

| office5 = State Secretary for Finance

| term_start5 = 21 December 1973

| term_end5 = 14 October 1977

| alongside5 = Aar de Goede

| primeminister5 = Joop den Uyl

| predecessor5 = Fons van der Stee

| successor5 = Aar de Goede

| birthname = Martinus Johannes van Rooijen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1942|07|31}}

| birth_place = Drunen, Netherlands

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Dutch

| party = 50PLUS (since 2015)

| otherparty = Catholic People's Party (1959–1980)
Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2015)

| residence = 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

| signature =

| children = 3

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://50pluspartij.nl/martin-van-rooijen|title=Martin van Rooijen|publisher=50PLUS|date=23 March 2017|access-date=18 January 2019|language=nl}}

Electoral history

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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Martin van Rooijen}}

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body

! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}}

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result

! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{Refh}}.

scope="col" |Party seats

! scope="col" |Individual

scope="row" | 1994

| House of Representatives

| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};”|

| Christian Democratic Appeal

| style=text-align:right | 45

| style=text-align:right | 464

| style=text-align:right | 34

| {{no2|Lost}}

|

scope="row" | 2015

| Senate

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 2

| style=text-align:right |

| style=text-align:right | 2

| {{yes2|Won}}

|

scope="row" | 2017

| House of Representatives

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 3

| style=text-align:right | 9,096

| style=text-align:right | 4

| {{yes2|Won}}

|

scope="row" | 2019

| Provincial Council of South Holland

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 18

| style=text-align:right | 2,725

| style=text-align:right | 2

| {{no2|Lost}}

|

scope="row" | 2019

| European Parliament

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 25

| style=text-align:right | 1,398

| style=text-align:right | 1

| {{no2|Lost}}

|

scope="row" | 2019

| Senate

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 1

| style=text-align:right |

| style=text-align:right | 2

| {{yes2|Won}}

|

scope="row" | 2022

| Rotterdam Municipal Council

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 38

| style=text-align:right |

| style=text-align:right | 1

| {{no2|Lost}}

|

scope="row" | 2024

| European Parliament

| style="background-color:{{party color|50PLUS}};”|

| 50PLUS

| style=text-align:right | 50{{efn|Van Rooijen participated as {{lang|nl|lijstduwer}}.}}

| style=text-align:right | 1,040

| style=text-align:right | 0

| {{no2|Lost}}

| {{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 28 July 2024 |format = PDF |date = 19 June 2024 |title = Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 |trans-title = Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 |pages = 4, 50–53 }}

Decorations

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|+Honours

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| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

| Netherlands

| 11 April 1978

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Notes

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References

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