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.
Electoral history
+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 1994 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 45 464 34 2015 Senate 50PLUS 2 2 2017 House of Representatives 50PLUS 3 9,096 4 2019 Provincial Council of South Holland 50PLUS 18 2,725 2 2019 European Parliament 50PLUS 25 1,398 1 2019 Senate 50PLUS 1 2 2022 Rotterdam Municipal Council 50PLUS 38 1 2024 European Parliament 50PLUS 50 1,040 0 2025 House of Representatives 50PLUS 50 799 2
Decorations +Honours Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 11 April 1978
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Drs. M.J. (Martin) van Rooijen Parlement & Politiek Drs. M.J. van Rooijen (50PLUS) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal