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The SP Parliamentary Group in the Dutch Senate

The Dutch Parliament (States-General) consists of two ‘Chambers’ or Houses: the First Chamber (Upper House, 75 Senators) and the Second Chamber (Lower House, 150 Members of Parliament), the latter being the more political body - the country's main legislative body, the former the “chamber of reflection”. All laws have to pass both Houses. The Senate is elected every four years by the Members of the 12 provincial assemblies of the Netherlands. The Group of the Socialist Party now has 11 Senators.

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1.Tiny Kox (1953). Former SP’s national secretary (1993 – 2003). Chairs the SP group in the Senate and  the Senate’s committee on the EU-Council of Justice and Home Affairs. Member of the committees on Finance, Justice and European Cooperation. Chair of the Group of the Unified European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Member of NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

2.Tineke Slagter-Roukema (1948). General practitioner. Former Chair of LHV, the national association of GPs. Vice chair of the SP’s group in the Senate. Chair of the Senate’s committee on Health, Sports, Youth and Family Affairs. Member of the senate’s committees on Agriculture and Housing.

3. Anja Meulenbelt (1945). Author of numerous books on feminism, equality of opportunity and international solidarity. She chairs the Dutch – Palestine solidarity committee Kifaida. Member of the Senate’s committees on Housing and Integration and on Social Affairs

4. Geert Reuten (1946). Economic scientist of the Amsterdam University. Internationally recognised expert on Karl Marx. Vice chair of the Senate’s committee on Economic Affairs. Member of the committee on Finance.

5. Eric Smaling (1957). Professor of Sustainable Agriculture; consultant to several United Nations agencies. Vice-chair of the Senate’s committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development. Member of the Senate’s committee on Agriculture.

6.Tuur Elzinga (1969). International policy worker at FNV, the Netherlands' main trade union federation. Chair of ATTAC Netherlands. Member of the Senate’s committees on Social and Economic Affairs. Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

7. Sineke ten Horn (1951). Former Professor of Health Care Management. Expert in psychiatric, psycho geriatric and disability care. Member of the Senate’s committees on Health, Home Affairs and Dutch – Antillian and  Aruban Affairs. Member of the Benelux Parliament.

8. Arjan Vliegenthart (1980). Political scientist at the Free University of Amsterdam. Vice-chair of the Senate’s committee on Traffic and Waterworks. Member of the Senate’s committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development. Member of  NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

9. Nanneke Quik-Schuijt (1942). Former juvenile court magistrate; expert in family law. Chairs the Senate’s committee on Petitions. Member of the senate’s committee on Justice. Member of the Benelux Parliament.

10. Kees Slager (1938). Journalist, historian, author of a large number of books including "The Secret of Oss", on the SP’s history. Member of the Senate’s committees on Education and Science and on Traffic and Waterworks. Member of the Benelux Parliament.

11. Paul Peters (1942). Former Professor of Teratology and Developmental Toxicology. Member of the Senate’s committees on the EU-Council on Home Affairs and Justice and European Co-operation. Member of the Benelux Parliament.