Eddy Hartog
Eddy Hartog | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate (Netherlands) | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1962 Utrecht |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Volt Netherlands |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Greystones and Brussels |
| Alma mater | Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam College of Europe |
E. W. (Eddy) Hartog (born 17 September 1962) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. He has been a member of the Senate for Volt Netherlands since 13 June 2023.
Biography
[edit]Hartog was born and raised in Utrecht.[1][2] He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam from 1980 to 1985 and political science at the College of Europe from 1986 to 1987. From 1989 to 1 June 2023, he worked as a civil servant at the European Commission. Since 1 June 2023, he has worked as an independent mediator under the business name Eddy Hartog Consultancy.[1]
Hartog was placed second on Volt's list of candidates for the 2023 Senate election. Due to Debora Fernald, member of the South Holland States Provincial for GroenLinks, casting a protest vote for Volt,[3] the party received an additional seat, which meant Hartog joined lead candidate Gaby Perin-Gopie in the Senate.[4] Since 13 June 2023, he has been a member of the Senate on behalf of Volt Netherlands.[1]
He is a member of the Senate committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Cooperation, European Affairs, Finance, Infrastructure, Water Management and Environment, Justice and Security, Knowledge and Kingdom Relations,[5] Hartog also serves as a substitute member of the Dutch delegation to the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Hartog is married to an Irish woman and has two daughters. He lives in Greystones, Ireland and Brussels.[1][4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "E.W. Hartog (Volt)". www.eerstekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Eddy Hartog". CERRE. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Dissident Statenlid van GroenLinks werd binnen haar partij gediscrimineerd". NOS (in Dutch). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b Pascoe, Robin (2023-06-01). "New Volt senator doesn't live in the Netherlands". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Lidmaatschappen E.W. Hartog". www.eerstekamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Benelux Parliament. August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
Senate 13 June 2023 – present | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 16) |  | |
| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL–PvdA – 14) | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. (VVD – 10) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 6) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 5) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 4) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 3) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 3) | ||
| Christian Union (SP – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FvD – 2) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 1) | ||
| Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL – 1) | ||
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, 2021–2023 · 2023–present | ||