Leader of GroenLinks

The Leader of GroenLinks (GL, lit. 'GreenLeft') is the most senior politician within GroenLinks in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Jesse Klaver, who succeeded Bram van Ojik in 2015.[1][2][3]

A variant logo of GroenLinks

History

The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. Outside election time the Leader can serve as the Opposition leader. In GroenLinks the Leader is often the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives.

Leader Term of office Age as Leader Position(s) as Leader Further position(s) Former
Affiliation		 Professional
Background		 Lijsttrekker
Ria Beckers Ria Beckers
(1938–2006)		 17 June 1989 –
20 April 1993
(3 years, 307 days)
[1]		 50–54 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1977–1993)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1989–1993)		 Chairwoman of the
Political Party
of Radicals
(1974–1976)
Leader of the Political
Party of Radicals
(1977–1989)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(PPR)
(1977–1989)		 Political Party
of Radicals		 Teacher 1989
Peter Lankhorst Peter Lankhorst
(born 1947)		 20 April 1993 –
22 February 1994
(308 days)
[1]		 46–47 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1981–1994)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1993–1994)		 Political Party
of Radicals		 Political consultant
civil servant
Ina Brouwer Ina Brouwer
(born 1950)		 22 February 1994 –
4 May 1994
(71 days)
[1]		 43–44 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1989–1994)		 Member of the House
of Representatives
(CPN)
(1981–1986)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(CPN)
(1982–1986)
Leader of the Communist
Party of the Netherlands
(1982–1989)		 Communist Party
of the Netherlands		 Lawyer 1994
Paul Rosenmöller Paul Rosenmöller
(born 1956)		 4 May 1994 –
26 November 2002
(8 years, 206 days)
[1]		 37–46 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1989–2003)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1994–2002)		 Member of the Senate
(since 2019)
Parliamentary leader
in the Senate
(since 2019)		 Communist Party
of the Netherlands		 Trade Union leader
Nonprofit director
Activist		 1998
2002
Femke Halsema Femke Halsema
(born 1966)		 26 November 2002 –
16 December 2010
(8 years, 20 days)
[1]		 36–44 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1998–2011)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2002–2010)		 Mayor of Amsterdam
(since 2018)		 Labour Party Teacher
Researcher
Civil servant
Author		 2003
2006
2010
Jolande Sap Jolande Sap
(born 1963)		 16 December 2010 –
8 October 2012
(1 year, 297 days)
[1]		 47–49 Member of the House
of Representatives
(2008–2012)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2010–2012)		 Economist
Researcher
Civil servant
Nonprofit director		 2012
Bram van Ojik Bram van Ojik
(born 1954)		 8 October 2012 –
12 May 2015
(2 years, 216 days)
[1]		 58–60 Member of the House
of Representatives
(2012–2015)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2012–2015)		 Chairman of the
Political Party
of Radicals
(1988–1990)
Member of the House
of Representatives
(1993–1994) (since 2017)
Ambassador of the
Netherlands to Benin
(2003–2006)
Special Envoy
of the Netherlands
for Migration
(2015–2017)		 Political Party
of Radicals		 Economist
Civil servant
Diplomat
Nonprofit director
Author
Activist
Jesse Klaver Jesse Klaver
(born 1986)		 12 May 2015 –
Incumbent
(8 years, 166 days)
[1]		 29– Member of the House
of Representatives
(since 2010)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(since 2015)		 Trade Union leader
Activist		 2017
2021

See also

References
  1. "Politiek leider van een partij". Parlement&Politiek. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. (in Dutch) Jesse Klaver, jongste fractievoorzitter ooit, NOS, 12 May 2015
  3. (in Dutch) GroenLinks zet jeugdige troef Jesse Klaver in, Volkskrant, 12 May 2015
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