Marjolein van der Linden

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Linden, not Linden.

Marjolein van der Linden
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 January 2025
Preceded byEdith Schippers
Personal details
Born (1963-10-11) 11 October 1963 (age 61)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Occupation
  • Television executive
  • politician

Marjolein N.J. van der Linden (Dutch: [mɑrjoːˈlɛin vɑn dər ˈlɪndə(n)]; born 11 October 1963) is a Dutch television executive and politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Life and career

Van der Linden was born in 1963 in Hilversum. She became a member of the general management of the RTL Nederland media network in 2003, and she simultaneously started serving as the deputy chair of the NDP Nieuwsmedia [nl] trade association.[1] She became responsible for RTL Nederland's personnel and legal policy in 2018, and she has served as its chief operating officer since May 2023.[1][2]

She ran for the Senate in May 2019 and May 2023, being placed 20th and 11th on the VVD's party list, respectively. The party did not secure enough seats on both occasions for Van der Linden to be elected.[3][4] On 14 January 2025, she was sworn into the Senate as the successor of Edith Schippers, who had stepped down.[2]

Personal life

Van der Linden resides in Hilversum.[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Marjolein van der Linden
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2019 Senate VVD 20 0 12 Lost [4]
2023 11 0 10 Lost[a] [3]

Notes

  1. ^ Van der Linden was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr. M.N.J. (Marjolein) van der Linden". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Van der Linden (VVD) geïnstalleerd als Eerste Kamerlid" [Van der Linden (VVD) installed as senator]. Senate (Press release) (in Dutch). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Proces-verbaal uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2023" [Records of the results of the 2023 Senate election] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 1 June 2023. pp. 14–18. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer" [Records of the election results of the Senate] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Marjolein van der Linden". People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2025.