Marian Kaljouw | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1956 Bergen op Zoom |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Alma mater | Maastricht University |
Marian J. Kaljouw (born 17 June 1956) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Biography
Kaljouw was born in 1956 in Bergen op Zoom. She pursued her PhD at Maastricht University from 1993 until 1998.[1]
She became a member of the Senate on 13 June 2023 following a Senate election.[1] She held her maiden speech during a debate about the Spreidingswet on 15 January 2024, and she announced the following day that her parliamentary group would vote in favor of the bill one week later. The Spreidingswet was intended to more fairly distribute asylum seekers across the Netherlands. Kaljouw said it could mitigate issues with the sheltering of refugees, but she called additional measures to reduce the influx necessary. The VVD had not supported the bill in the House of Representatives, and party leader Dilan Yeşilgöz had in a motion unsuccessfully called on the Senate to suspend its consideration of the bill.[2][3]
Personal life
Kaljouw lived in Buurmalsen as a Senator, and she is married. She became a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in June 2012.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. M.J. Kaljouw (VVD)". Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Al Ali, Wafa (15 January 2024). "Alle senaatfracties weten dat 'de nood hoog is' in de asielopvang, maar is de spreidingswet de oplossing?" [All parliamentary groups in the Senate know that the situation is dire in the sheltering of refugees, but will the Spreidingswet be the solution?]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Al Ali, Wafa (16 January 2024). "Midden in formatiegesprekken over rechtse coalitie steunt een verdeelde VVD toch de spreidingswet" [Amidst ongoing formation talks for a right-wing coalition, a divided VVD will support the Spreidingswet after all]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
Senate 13 June 2023 – present | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 16) |
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| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL–PvdA – 14) |
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| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. (VVD – 10) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 6) |
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| Democrats 66 (D66 – 5) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV – 4) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 3) |
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| Socialist Party (SP – 3) |
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| Christian Union (SP – 3) |
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| Forum for Democracy (FvD – 2) |
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| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 1) | ||
| Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL – 1) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present | ||
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