Marleen Barth

Marleen Barth
Marleen Barth in 2015
Labour Party leader in the Senate
In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018
Preceded by	Han Noten
Succeeded by	André Postema
Member of the Senate
In office 7 June 2011 – 8 February 2018
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 May 1998 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth (1964-03-21) 21 March 1964 (age 60) Den Helder, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (PvdA)
Spouse	Jan Hoekema
Residence(s)	Wassenaar, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (M.A., political science)
Occupation	Politician, trade union leader, journalist

Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.

Early life and education

Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 in Den Helder in the Netherlands.^[1]

Barth studied political science with a specialty in public administration at the University of Amsterdam.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Barth worked as a parliamentary reporter for Trouw (1990–1997), was a member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002), a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland (2003–2004), and chair of CNV Onderwijs (Christian teachers' union) (2005–2008).^[1] She was chair of GGZ Nederland (organisation for mental health) from 2008 to 2013.^[1]

She was lijsttrekker for the Labour Party in the Dutch Senate election of 2011 and 2015.^{[citation needed]} From 7 June 2011, she was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader of the Labour Party.^[1] She stepped down as member of the Senate on 8 February 2018, after a controversy about her vacation during a Senate debate.^[2]

Personal life

Marleen Barth is married to former D66 MP Jan Hoekema, (second marriage for both) who has been mayor of Wassenaar from 2007 to 2017.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Media related to Marleen Barth at Wikimedia Commons
• Marleen Barth (in Dutch) at the Senate website