List of the oldest living members of the States General of the Netherlands
This is a list of the oldest living members of the States General of the Netherlands. It includes those of the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is divided up of members who are at-least 90-years old.
Oldest living members of the States General of the Netherlands
№ |
Name |
Born |
Party |
House of Representatives |
Senate |
Combined |
Parliamentary leader |
Cabinet member |
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1 |
Johan van Hulst |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
3 July 1956 – 10 June 1981 |
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2 |
Bertus Brandsen |
Communist Party of the Netherlands |
15 April 1958 – 20 March 1959 |
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3 |
Anne Vermeer |
Labour Party |
3 July 1956 – 5 June 1963 |
20 September 1966 – 23 June 1987 |
27 years, 89 days |
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4 |
Henk van Rossum |
Reformed Political Party |
1 March 1967 – 3 June 1986 |
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5 |
Lies Uijterwaal-Cox |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
10 February 1981 – 23 June 1987 |
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6 |
Suzanne Steigenga-Kouwe |
Labour Party |
2 March 1976 – 13 September 1983 |
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7 |
Johan Witteveen |
People's Party for |
5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 |
23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 |
8 years, 116 days |
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8 |
Bart Hofman |
People's Party for |
21 September 1982 – 23 June 1987 |
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9 |
Els Veder-Smit |
People's Party for |
23 February 1967 – 3 January 1978 |
25 August 1981 – 11 June 1991 |
20 years, 239 days |
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10 |
Hanske Evenhuis-van Essen |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
8 June 1977 – 3 June 1986 |
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11 |
Ton van Baars |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
15 April 1980 – 10 June 1981 |
5 years, 191 days |
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12 |
Jur Mellema |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
15 July 1959 – 1 April 1972 |
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13 |
Fred van der Spek |
Pacifist Socialist Party |
23 February 1967 – 8 June 1977 |
5 June 1963 – 21 February 1967 |
22 years, 139 days |
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14 |
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
11 May 1971 – 19 December 1977 |
7 years, 195 days |
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15 |
Jopie Knol |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
26 May 1959 – 5 June 1963 |
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Oldest serving members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Name |
Life |
Party |
House of Representatives |
Tenure as oldest |
Age as oldest |
Election(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cor van Dis, Jr. |
– |
Reformed Political Party |
11 May 1971 – 9 April 1994 |
14 September 1989 – 9 April 1994 |
66–71 |
1971 |
Jan van Noord |
– |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
10 June 1981 – 17 May 1994 |
9 April 1994 – 17 May 1994 |
64 |
1981 |
Bertus Leerkes |
– |
Union 55+ |
17 May 1994 – 19 May 1998 |
17 May 1994 – 19 May 1998 |
71–75 |
1994 |
Hans van Mierlo |
– |
Democrats 66 |
23 February 1967 – 8 June 1977 |
19 May 1998 – 18 August 1998 |
66–67 |
1967 |
Corrie Hermann |
GreenLeft |
19 May 1998 – 23 May 2002 |
18 August 1998 – 23 May 2002 |
66–68 |
1998 |
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Niny van Oerle-van der Horst |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
23 May 2002 – 30 November 2006 |
23 May 2002 – 30 November 2006 |
67–72 |
2002 |
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Remi Poppe |
Socialist Party |
17 May 1994 – 23 May 2002 |
30 November 2006 – 17 June 2010 |
68–71 |
1994 |
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Jan de Wit |
Socialist Party |
19 May 1998 – 2 April 2014 |
17 June 2010 – 2 April 2014 |
65–68 |
1998 |
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Helma Neppérus |
People's Party for |
30 November 2006 – Incumbent |
2 April 2014 – 10 September 2014 |
63–64 |
2006 |
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Henk Krol |
50PLUS |
20 September 2012 – 4 October 2013 |
10 September 2014 – Incumbent |
64– |
2012 |
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Oldest serving members of the Senate of the Netherlands
Name |
Life |
Party |
Senate |
Tenure as oldest |
Age as oldest |
Election(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans Franken |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
28 September 2004 – 9 June 2015 |
28 September 2004 – 9 June 2015 |
68–78 |
2003 |
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Jan Nagel |
50PLUS |
20 September 1977 – 13 September 1983 |
9 June 2015 – Incumbent |
75– |
2011 |
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