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{{short description|Dutch politician}}
{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Barry Madlener
| name = Barry Madlener
| image =
| image = Barry Madlener.jpg
| imagesize =
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| office1 = [[Member of parliament|Member]] of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| office1 = [[Member of parliament|Member]] of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start1 = 20 September 2012
| term_start1 = 20 September 2012
| term_end1 =
| term_end1 = 2 July 2024
| successor1 = [[Folkert Thiadens]]
| term_start2 = 30 November 2006
| term_end2 = 14 July 2009
| term_start2 = 30 November 2006
| office3 = [[Parliamentary leader|Leader]] of the [[Party for Freedom]]<br>in the [[European Parliament]]
| term_end2 = 14 July 2009
| office3 = [[Parliamentary leader|Leader]] of the [[Party for Freedom]]<br>in the [[European Parliament]]
| term_start3 = 14 July 2009
| term_start3 = 14 July 2009
| term_end3 = 19 September 2012
| term_end3 = 19 September 2012
| predecessor3 = ''Position established''
| predecessor3 = ''Position established''
| successor3 = [[Laurence Stassen]]
| successor3 = [[Laurence Stassen]]
| office4 = [[Member of the European Parliament]]
| office4 = [[Member of the European Parliament]]
| constituency4 = [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]]
| constituency4 = [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]]
| term_start4 = 14 July 2009
| term_start4 = 14 July 2009
| term_end4 = 19 September 2012
| term_end4 = 19 September 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|01|06|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|01|06|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]]
| birth_place = [[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]]
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| nationality = Dutch
| nationality = Dutch
| party = [[Party for Freedom]]
| party = [[Party for Freedom]]
| spouse = Jelena Madlener
| residence = [[Rockanje]]
| residence = [[Rockanje]]
| otherparty = [[Livable Rotterdam]]
| otherparty = [[Livable Rotterdam]]
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| occupation = [[Politician]]<br>[[Estate agent]]
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| children = 1
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| predecessor = [[Mark Harbers]]
| primeminister = [[Dick Schoof]]
| term_start = 2 July 2024
| office = [[List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands|Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management]]
| caption = Madlener in 2017
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'''Barry Madlener''' (born 6 January 1969) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] since 2012. A member of the [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV), he was first elected to the House of Representatives in [[2006 Dutch general election|2006]]. Madlener became the PVV's leader in the [[European Parliament]] following the [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009 election]], an office he resigned from upon his reelection to the House of Representatives in [[2012 Dutch general election|2012]].
'''Barry Madlener''' (born 6 January 1969) is a Dutch politician, who has served as [[List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands|Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management]] in the [[Schoof cabinet]] since July 2024. A member of the [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV), he was first elected to the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] [[2006 Dutch general election|in 2006]]. He became the PVV's leader in the [[European Parliament]] following the [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009 election]]. Madlener resigned from that position to again serve in the House of Representatives from the [[2012 Dutch general election|2012 general election]] until 2024.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
During his youth, Madlener lived in the south seaside village of [[Oostvoorne]] with his parents and older sister. He later moved to [[Rotterdam]] for his studies. After graduating from high school he became a real estate agent and spent a number of years selling commercial real estate. On 14 March 2002 he was inaugurated as a member of the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of [[Rotterdam]] for [[Livable Rotterdam]]. Together with Kay van der Linde he was also involved in establishing the [[Livable Netherlands]] political party.
During his youth, Madlener lived in the south seaside village of [[Oostvoorne]] with his parents and older sister. He later moved to [[Rotterdam]] for his studies. After graduating from high school he became a real estate agent and spent a number of years selling commercial real estate. On 14 March 2002 he was inaugurated as a member of the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of [[Rotterdam]] for [[Livable Rotterdam]], a position he held until 2007.<ref name="nos"/> Together with Kay van der Linde he was also involved in establishing the [[Livable Netherlands]] political party.


===Livable Rotterdam===
===Livable Rotterdam===
At the 2002 municipal election, Madlener was listed eleventh on the [[Livable Rotterdam]] list, the local party whose leader [[Pim Fortuyn]] was [[Assassination of Pim Fortuyn|assassinated]] later that year. Madlener was considered a confidant of Fortuyn. The party won 17 seats in these historical elections on 6 March 2002. As a municipal councillor Madlener was infrastructure spokesman. In that function he was an outspoken supporter of the construction of a campus at the [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]]. He was also in favour of prohibiting municipal civil servants wearing a [[veil]]. He put forward two proposals: a proposal to prohibit carrying religious symbols for all civil servants, as well as a second proposal to the same effect for teachers and support staff at schools. He also stated that [[physical education]] at Muslim schools should be a mixed gender class.
At the 2002 municipal election, Madlener was listed eleventh on the [[Livable Rotterdam]] list, the local party whose leader [[Pim Fortuyn]] was [[Assassination of Pim Fortuyn|assassinated]] later that year. Madlener was considered a confidant of Fortuyn. The party won 17 seats in these historical elections on 6 March 2002. As a municipal councillor Madlener was infrastructure spokesman. In that function he was an outspoken supporter of the construction of a campus at the [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]]. He was also in favour of prohibiting municipal civil servants wearing a [[veil]]. He put forward two proposals: a proposal to prohibit carrying religious symbols for all civil servants, as well as a second proposal to the same effect for teachers and support staff at schools. He also stated that [[physical education]] at Muslim schools should be a mixed gender class.


===National and European politics===
===House of Representatives and European Parliament===
Elected to the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] in the [[2006 Dutch general election|2006 general election]], he was placed seventh on the [[Party for Freedom]] list led by [[Geert Wilders]]. Madlener resigned as a Rotterdam municipal councillor on 1 July 2007. He led the PVV in the [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009 European Parliament election]] before returning to the House of Representatives following the [[2012 Dutch general election|2012 election]]. Since the [[2017 Dutch general election|2017 election]] he has been party spokesman for infrastructure.
Elected to the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] in the [[2006 Dutch general election|2006 general election]], he was placed seventh on the [[Party for Freedom]] list led by [[Geert Wilders]]. It was the first general election in which the party participated.<ref name="nos"/> Madlener resigned as a Rotterdam municipal councillor on 1 July 2007. He led the PVV in the [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009 European Parliament election]] before returning to the House of Representatives following the [[2012 Dutch general election|2012 election]]. He became the PVV's spokesperson for infrastructure after the [[2017 Dutch general election|2017 general election]], and his specialty has been housing following the [[2023 Dutch general election|November 2023 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.pvv.nl/tweede-kamerfractie.html |access-date = 31 March 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Party for Freedom]] |title = Tweede Kamerfractie |trans-title = House of Representatives group }}</ref> Over the years, he has advocated merging passenger railway operator [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]] and railway infrastructure management organization [[ProRail]], and he has opposed establishing an international rail connection between [[Eindhoven]] and [[Aachen]] in Germany.<ref name="nos"/>


===Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management===
===Personal life===
After the PVV, [[VVD]], [[New Social Contract|NSC]], and [[Farmer–Citizen Movement|BBB]] formed the [[Schoof cabinet]], Madlener was sworn in as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management on 2 July 2024.<ref name="nos">{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2524361-barry-madlener-werkt-al-lang-samen-met-wilders |date = 13 June 2024 |access-date = 16 June 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |title = Barry Madlener werkt al lang samen met Wilders |trans-title = Barry Madlener has been working with Wilders for a long time }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2527025-ministers-en-staatssecretarissen-kabinet-schoof-beedigd |date = 2 July 2024 |access-date = 2 July 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |title = Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd |trans-title = Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in }}</ref>
Madlener, a resident of [[Rockanje]], has a relationship with Jelena, a [[Croatians|Croatian]] by origin, with whom he lives as of 2002. They met at the party office of [[Livable Rotterdam]]. Madlener noted in an ''[[HP/De Tijd]]'' interview that most Livable Rotterdam party officials have foreign life partners; that this peculiarity seems to continue in the PVV, as party leader [[Geert Wilders]] is married to a [[Hungarians|Hungarian]].

In its governing agreement, the cabinet committed to limiting air traffic movements from and to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]], to reduce noise pollution for local residents by 20% over time. In his final plan, Madlener proposed to reduce air traffic movements to 478,000 in 2025, down from 500,000, which would result in a 15% noise pollution reduction. The House subsequently urged Madlener to stick to a 17% reduction, which had been agreed to earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/politiek/ruim-20-000-minder-vliegtuigen-mogen-volgend-jaar-opstijgen-en-landen-op-schiphol-extra-maatregelen-nodig~a48792db/ |date = 6 December 2024 |last = Van Soest |first = Hans |access-date = 7 December 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Algemeen Dagblad]] |title = Ruim 20.000 minder vliegtuigen mogen volgend jaar opstijgen en landen op Schiphol, extra maatregelen nodig |trans-title = Over 20,000 fewer airplanes are allowed to take off and land at Schiphol, additional measures are required }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/minister-madlener-wil-krimp-van-schiphol-afzwakken-maar-tweede-kamer-zit-in-de-weg~b39b2762/ |url-access = subscription |date = 20 December 2024 |last = Markus |first = Niels |access-date = 20 December 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Trouw]] |title = Minister Madlener wil krimp van Schiphol afzwakken, maar Tweede Kamer zit in de weg |trans-title = Minister Madlener wants to slow down Schiphol's downsizing, but House of Representatives gets in the way }}</ref> Responding to unsafe situations and nuisance caused by electric [[fatbike]]s, the VVD and NSC introduced a [[motion (parliamentary procedure)|motion]] calling on Madlener to set a minimum driving age of 14 and to [[Bicycle helmet laws by country|require helmets]]. He advised against the motion, arguing that fatbikes are too similar to other electric bikes for separate regulations, but an overwhelming majority of the House voted in favor in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6327832/irritatie-tussen-minister-en-kamer-over-strengere-regels-fatbikes.html |date = 11 September 2024 |access-date = 14 September 2024 |language = nl |website = [[NU.nl]] |title = Irritatie tussen minister en Kamer over strengere regels fatbikes |trans-title = Annoyance between minister and House about stricter fatbike regulations }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/tweede-kamer-wil-leeftijdsgrens-en-helmplicht-voor-fatbikes-minister-kijkt-wat-hij-kan-doen~bbe806c5/ |url-access = subscription |date = 24 September 2024 |last = Van Buuren |first = Yara |access-date = 25 September 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Trouw]] |title = Tweede Kamer wil leeftijdsgrens en helmplicht voor fatbikes, minister kijkt wat hij kan doen |trans-title = House of Representatives wants age limit and helmet requirement for fatbikes, minister will consider his options }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Madlener has been a long-time resident of the [[South Holland]] village of [[Rockanje]].<ref name="nrc">{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/06/13/politieke-ervaring-genoeg-in-het-kabinet-schoof-maar-soms-is-de-benoeming-wel-heel-verrassend-a4856356 |url-access = subscription |date = 13 June 2024 |access-date = 18 June 2024 |language = nl |website = [[NRC (newspaper)|NRC]] |title = Van diplomaat tot Boer zoekt Vrouw-kandidaat: dit zijn de beoogde ministers van het kabinet-Schoof |trans-title = From diplomat to ''Farmer Wants Wife'' contender: These are the ministers-designate of the Schoof cabinet |first1 = Steven |last1 = Derix |first2 = Pim |last2 = Van den Dool |first3 = Derk |last3 = Stokmans |first4 = Oscar |last4 = Vermeer |first5 = Sjoerd |last5 = Klumpenaar |first6 = Eppo |last6 = König |first7 = Christiaan |last7 = Pelgrim |first8 = Boris |last8 = Bouwman }}</ref> He met his wife in [[Brussels]], and their son was born in 2013.<ref>{{cite serial |title=Is het kabinet nu al aan het wiebelen? |trans-title=Is the cabinet instable already? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF7cHVJonbE |language=nl |series=Rondje Binnenhof |via=[[YouTube]] |network=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |date=4 October 2024 |access-date=5 October 2024 |number=73 |time=18:11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/ook-de-gewone-fietser-moet-eraan-geloven-kabinet-wil-dat-kwart-een-helm-gaat-dragen~b6438de9/ |url-access = subscription |date = 6 October 2024 |last1 = Righton |first1 = Natalie |last2 = Holscher |first2 = Dana |access-date = 6 October 2024 |language = nl |website = [[de Volkskrant]] |title = Ook de gewone fietser moet eraan geloven: kabinet wil dat kwart een helm gaat dragen |trans-title = Also for the regular cyclist: Cabinet wants a quarter of them to wear a helmet }}</ref>

==Electoral history==
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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Barry Madlener}}
! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year
! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body
! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party
! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}}
! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}.
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! scope="col" |Party seats
! scope="col" |Individual
|-
! scope="row" | [[2006 Dutch general election|2006]]
| [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| [[Party for Freedom]]
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2006 Dutch general election|7]]
| style=text-align:right | 344
| style=text-align:right | 9
| {{yes2|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2006/11/27/proces-verbaal-zitting-kiesraad-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2006 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 22 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 27 November 2006 |title = Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006 |trans-title = Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election |pages = 131–132 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009]]
| [[European Parliament]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of candidates in the 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#PVV (Party for Freedom)|1]]
| style=text-align:right | 382,610
| style=text-align:right | 4
| {{yes2|Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiesraad |date=2009-06-11 |title=Results of elections for members of the European Parliament of 4 June 2009 - News item - Kiesraad |url=https://english.kiesraad.nl/latest-news/news/2009/06/11/results-of-elections-for-members-of-the-european-parliament-of-4-june-2009 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=english.kiesraad.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010 Dutch general election|2010]]
| House of Representatives
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2010 Dutch general election|47]]{{efn|Madlener participated as a {{lang|nl|[[lijstduwer]]}}.}}
| style=text-align:right | 260
| style=text-align:right | 24
| {{no2|Lost}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2010/06/16/proces-verbaal-tweede-kamer-2010-kopie |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 22 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 16 June 2010 |title = Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010 |trans-title = Results 2010 general election |pages = 32–33 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 Dutch general election|2012]]
| House of Representatives
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2012 Dutch general election|8]]
| style=text-align:right | 829
| style=text-align:right | 15
| {{yes2|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2012/09/19/proces-verbaal-zitting-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2012 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 22 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 17 September 2012 |title = Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012 |trans-title = Results 2012 general election |pages = 60–61 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 Dutch general election|2017]]
| House of Representatives
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2017 Dutch general election|7]]
| style=text-align:right | 987
| style=text-align:right | 20
| {{yes2|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2017/3/proces-verbaal-zitting-kiesraad-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2017/getekend-proces-verbaal-zitting-bekendmaking-uitslag-tweede-kamer-22-03-2017 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 21 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 21 March 2017 |title = Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar) |trans-title = Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example) |pages = 64–65 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2021 Dutch general election|2021]]
| House of Representatives
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2021 Dutch general election|10]]
| style=text-align:right | 532
| style=text-align:right | 17
| {{yes2|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2021/03/26/uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-17-maart-2021 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 21 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 29 March 2021 |title = Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 |trans-title = Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021 |pages = 18–19 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 Dutch general election|2023]]
| House of Representatives
| style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"|
| Party for Freedom
| style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2023 Dutch general election|12]]
| style=text-align:right | 693
| style=text-align:right | 37
| {{yes2|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2023 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 21 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 4 December 2023 |title = Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 |trans-title = Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 |pages = 33–34 }}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/03129 Parlement.com biography]
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/03129 Parlement.com biography]
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 20 December 2024

Barry Madlener
Madlener in 2017
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byMark Harbers
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 September 2012 – 2 July 2024
Succeeded byFolkert Thiadens
In office
30 November 2006 – 14 July 2009
Leader of the Party for Freedom
in the European Parliament
In office
14 July 2009 – 19 September 2012
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLaurence Stassen
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 July 2009 – 19 September 2012
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born (1969-01-06) January 6, 1969 (age 56)
Leiden, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
Other political
affiliations		Livable Rotterdam
Children1
ResidenceRockanje
OccupationPolitician
Estate agent

Barry Madlener (born 6 January 1969) is a Dutch politician, who has served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV), he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006. He became the PVV's leader in the European Parliament following the 2009 election. Madlener resigned from that position to again serve in the House of Representatives from the 2012 general election until 2024.

Biography

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Early life

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During his youth, Madlener lived in the south seaside village of Oostvoorne with his parents and older sister. He later moved to Rotterdam for his studies. After graduating from high school he became a real estate agent and spent a number of years selling commercial real estate. On 14 March 2002 he was inaugurated as a member of the municipal council of Rotterdam for Livable Rotterdam, a position he held until 2007.[1] Together with Kay van der Linde he was also involved in establishing the Livable Netherlands political party.

Livable Rotterdam

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At the 2002 municipal election, Madlener was listed eleventh on the Livable Rotterdam list, the local party whose leader Pim Fortuyn was assassinated later that year. Madlener was considered a confidant of Fortuyn. The party won 17 seats in these historical elections on 6 March 2002. As a municipal councillor Madlener was infrastructure spokesman. In that function he was an outspoken supporter of the construction of a campus at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He was also in favour of prohibiting municipal civil servants wearing a veil. He put forward two proposals: a proposal to prohibit carrying religious symbols for all civil servants, as well as a second proposal to the same effect for teachers and support staff at schools. He also stated that physical education at Muslim schools should be a mixed gender class.

House of Representatives and European Parliament

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Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2006 general election, he was placed seventh on the Party for Freedom list led by Geert Wilders. It was the first general election in which the party participated.[1] Madlener resigned as a Rotterdam municipal councillor on 1 July 2007. He led the PVV in the 2009 European Parliament election before returning to the House of Representatives following the 2012 election. He became the PVV's spokesperson for infrastructure after the 2017 general election, and his specialty has been housing following the November 2023 election.[2] Over the years, he has advocated merging passenger railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen and railway infrastructure management organization ProRail, and he has opposed establishing an international rail connection between Eindhoven and Aachen in Germany.[1]

Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

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After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Madlener was sworn in as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management on 2 July 2024.[1][3]

In its governing agreement, the cabinet committed to limiting air traffic movements from and to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, to reduce noise pollution for local residents by 20% over time. In his final plan, Madlener proposed to reduce air traffic movements to 478,000 in 2025, down from 500,000, which would result in a 15% noise pollution reduction. The House subsequently urged Madlener to stick to a 17% reduction, which had been agreed to earlier.[4][5] Responding to unsafe situations and nuisance caused by electric fatbikes, the VVD and NSC introduced a motion calling on Madlener to set a minimum driving age of 14 and to require helmets. He advised against the motion, arguing that fatbikes are too similar to other electric bikes for separate regulations, but an overwhelming majority of the House voted in favor in September 2024.[6][7]

Personal life

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Madlener has been a long-time resident of the South Holland village of Rockanje.[8] He met his wife in Brussels, and their son was born in 2013.[9][10]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Barry Madlener
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 7 344 9 Won [11]
2009 European Parliament Party for Freedom 1 382,610 4 Won [12]
2010 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 47[a] 260 24 Lost [13]
2012 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 8 829 15 Won [14]
2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 7 987 20 Won [15]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 10 532 17 Won [16]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 12 693 37 Won [17]

Notes

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  1. ^ Madlener participated as a lijstduwer.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Barry Madlener werkt al lang samen met Wilders" [Barry Madlener has been working with Wilders for a long time]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Van Soest, Hans (6 December 2024). "Ruim 20.000 minder vliegtuigen mogen volgend jaar opstijgen en landen op Schiphol, extra maatregelen nodig" [Over 20,000 fewer airplanes are allowed to take off and land at Schiphol, additional measures are required]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ Markus, Niels (20 December 2024). "Minister Madlener wil krimp van Schiphol afzwakken, maar Tweede Kamer zit in de weg" [Minister Madlener wants to slow down Schiphol's downsizing, but House of Representatives gets in the way]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Irritatie tussen minister en Kamer over strengere regels fatbikes" [Annoyance between minister and House about stricter fatbike regulations]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ Van Buuren, Yara (24 September 2024). "Tweede Kamer wil leeftijdsgrens en helmplicht voor fatbikes, minister kijkt wat hij kan doen" [House of Representatives wants age limit and helmet requirement for fatbikes, minister will consider his options]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ Derix, Steven; Van den Dool, Pim; Stokmans, Derk; Vermeer, Oscar; Klumpenaar, Sjoerd; König, Eppo; Pelgrim, Christiaan; Bouwman, Boris (13 June 2024). "Van diplomaat tot Boer zoekt Vrouw-kandidaat: dit zijn de beoogde ministers van het kabinet-Schoof" [From diplomat to Farmer Wants Wife contender: These are the ministers-designate of the Schoof cabinet]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. ^ Is het kabinet nu al aan het wiebelen? [Is the cabinet instable already?]. Rondje Binnenhof (in Dutch). 4 October 2024. Event occurs at 18:11. NOS. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Righton, Natalie; Holscher, Dana (6 October 2024). "Ook de gewone fietser moet eraan geloven: kabinet wil dat kwart een helm gaat dragen" [Also for the regular cyclist: Cabinet wants a quarter of them to wear a helmet]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ Kiesraad (11 June 2009). "Results of elections for members of the European Parliament of 4 June 2009 - News item - Kiesraad". english.kiesraad.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
2024–present 		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
First
 Parliamentary leader of the Party for Freedom in European Parliament
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
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