Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.
Marleen Barth | |
|---|---|
 Marleen Barth in 2015 | |
| Labour Party leader in the Senate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Han Noten |
| Succeeded by | André Postema |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 May 1998 – 23 May 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth 21 March 1964 Den Helder, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Jan Hoekema |
| Residence(s) | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (M.A., political science) |
| Occupation | Politician, trade union leader, journalist |
Early life and education
editMagdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 in Den Helder in the Netherlands.[1]
Barth studied political science with a speciality in public administration at the University of Amsterdam.[citation needed]
Career
editBarth worked as a parliamentary reporter for Trouw (1990–1997), was a member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002), a member of the Provincial Council of North Holland (2003–2004), and chair of the Education Union of the Christian National Trade Union Federation (2005–2008).[1] She was chair of the Dutch Association of Mental Health and Addiction Care from 2008 to 2013.[1]
She was lead candidate for the Labour Party in the 2011 and 2015 Senate elections.[citation needed] From 7 June 2011, she was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader of the Labour Party.[1] She stepped down as member of the Senate on 8 February 2018, after a controversy about her vacation during a Senate debate.[2]
Personal life
editMarleen Barth is married to former D66 MP Jan Hoekema, (second marriage for both) who has been mayor of Wassenaar from 2007 to 2017.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Drs. M.A.M. (Marleen) Barth" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "PvdA-fractievoorzitter in de Eerste Kamer Marleen Barth treedt af", Parlement & Politiek, 8 February 2018.
External links
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Media related to Marleen Barth at Wikimedia Commons- Marleen Barth (in Dutch) at the Senate website
