Annelien Bredenoord

Dutch politician

Annelien Bredenoord
Bredenoord in 2018

Parliamentary leader in the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2019
Preceded by	Hans Engels
Parliamentary group	Democrats 66
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2019
In office 9 June 2015 – 3 October 2018
Parliamentary group	Democrats 66

Personal details
Born	Anne Lydia Bredenoord (1979-08-01) 1 August 1979 (age 44) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66
Alma mater	Leiden University Maastricht University
Occupation	Professor, politician, rector
Website	annelienbredenoord.nl

Anne Lydia "Annelien" Bredenoord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑnə ˈlidijaː ˌʔɑnəˈlin ˈbreːdəˌnoːrt]; born 1 August 1979) is a Dutch politician and professor of biomedical ethics. She is the current rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 2019, she serves as the parliamentary leader of Democrats 66 (D66) in the Senate.

Early life and education

Bredenoord studied theology and political science at Leiden University and obtained her PhD in medical ethics at Maastricht University.

Career

Since 9 June 2015, Bredenoord has been serving a member of the Senate for D66.^[1] In February 2017, she was appointed as professor of biomedical ethics at the University Medical Center Utrecht.^[1] Since 11 June 2019, she serves as the parliamentary leader of D66 in the Senate.^[1]

On 1 October 2021, Bredenoord became the first female rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.^[2]

Since 2023, Bredenoord has been a member of an expert group entrusted to support the interim evaluation of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, chaired by Manuel Heitor.^[3]

In 2022 she was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Prof.Dr. A.L. (Annelien) Bredenoord". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "Annelien Bredenoord new Rector Magnificus Erasmus University Rotterdam". Erasmus University Rotterdam. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ The expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe kicks off its work European Commission, press release of 5 December 2023.
^ "Annelien Bredenoord" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.

Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2019–2023)

Senate
11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023

People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 12)

Jorritsma
‹Adriaansens›
Arbouw
Van Ballekom
Van den Berg
De Blécourt
Bruijn (President)
De Bruijn-Wezeman
‹Van der Burg›
Geerdink
Keunen
Klip-Martin
Meijer
L. Vos
‹Wever›

Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 9)

Knapen
Atsma
Doornhof
Essers
Van Kesteren
Oomen-Ruijten
Prins
Rietkerk
Rombouts
‹Soeharno›

GroenLinks
(GL – 8)

Rosenmöller
De Boer
Ganzevoort
Van Gurp
Karimi
Kluit
Krijnen
Veldhoen
‹Vendrik›

Democrats 66
(D66 – 7)

Bredenoord
Backer
Dittrich
‹Van Huffelen›
Moonen
Pijlman
Stienen
Van der Voort

Labour Party
(PvdA – 6)

M. Vos
Crone
Fiers
Karakus
Koole
‹Nooren›
Recourt
‹Sent›

Party for Freedom
(PVV – 5)

Socialist Party
(SP – 4)

Janssen
Van Apeldoorn
Gerkens
Janssen
Kox

Christian Union
(CU – 3)

Huizinga
‹Bikker›
‹Ester› †
Kennedy
Talsma
Verkerk

Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)

Koffeman
Nicolaï
Prast
‹Teunissen›

50PLUS
(50+ – 2)

Van Rooijen
Baay-Timmerman

Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)

Schalk
Van Dijk

Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 3)

Dessing
‹Cliteur›

Independent Senate Group
(OSF – 1)

Raven
‹Gerbrandy›

Nanninga Group
(Indep. – 7)

Otten Group
(Indep. – 2)

Otten
‹Baljeu›
‹Rookmaker›
De Vries

Frentrop Group
(Indep. – 2)

Frentrop
Hiddema

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, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019)
Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13)	Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (President) Bruijn Bruijn-Wezeman Duthler <De Grave> <Hermans> Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Klip-Martin Knip <Krikke> Schaap Schouwenaar <Swagerman> Van de Ven Wever
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12)	Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman <Hoekstra> Van Kesteren Knapen Lokin-Sassen Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor
Democrats 66 (D66: 10)	Engels Andriessen Backer (Bredenoord) Comenencia <De Graaf> Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan <Schaper> Schnabel Stienen Vink
Party for Freedom (PVV: 9)	Faber Aardema <Van Beek> Dercksen Van Dijk Van Hattem Van Kesteren Kok <Kops> <Markuszower> <Popken> Van der Sluijs Van Strien <Van Weerdenburg>
Socialist Party (SP: 9)	Kox Van Apeldoorn Don <Elzinga> Gerkens Köhler Meijer Overbeek Reuten <Ruers> Wezel
Labour Party (PvdA: 8)	Postema <Barth> <Beuving> Fiers Nooren Schrijver Sent Sini Verheijen <Vreeman> Van Zandbrink
GreenLeft (GL: 4)	Strik Binnema Ganzevoort Lindmeijer <Vos>
Christian Union (CU: 3)	Kuiper Bikker Ester
Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2)	Koffeman Teunissen
Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2)	Schalk Van Dijk
50PLUS (50+: 2)	Nagel Baay-Timmerman <Van Rooijen>
Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1)	Ten Hoeve
Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member Italics signifies a temporary member <> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–2017