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.[1]
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref.. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 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[2] | 1,040 | 0 | Lost | [3] | |
| 2025 | House of Representatives | 50PLUS | 50[2] | 799 | 2 | Lost | [4] | |
Decorations
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 11 April 1978 |
References
- 1."Martin van Rooijen" (in Dutch). 50PLUS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- 2.[2.2]Van Rooijen participated as lijstduwer.
- 3."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.
- 4."Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 117–118, 146. Retrieved 21 November 2025.