50PLUS
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Abbreviation | 50+ |
Leader | Henk Krol |
Chairman | Jan Nagel |
Leader in the Senate | Jan Nagel |
Leader in the House of Representatives | Henk Krol |
Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | Kneuterdijk 2 The Hague |
Youth wing | None |
Thinktank | Wetenschappelijk Bureau 50PLUS |
Membership (2017) | 6,180 |
Ideology |
Pensioners' interests Populism |
Political position | Centre |
European affiliation | None |
International affiliation | None |
European Parliament group | None |
Colours | Purple |
Senate |
2 / 75
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House of Representatives |
1 / 150
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King's Commissioners |
0 / 12
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States-Provincial |
14 / 570
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European Parliament |
0 / 26
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Website | |
www.50pluspartij.nl | |
The 50PLUS (Dutch: 50Plus, 50+) is a pensioners' interests political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel, a politician formerly connected to the Labour Party and Livable Netherlands. Henk Krol is the Leader since 2016.
The party first participated in elections during the Dutch provincial elections of 2011. During these elections the party obtained 9 seats in the States-Provincial. In the Dutch Senate election of 2011 the members of the States-Provincial elected the members of the new Senate. During these elections, the party won one seat in the Senate. During the Dutch general election of 2012 the party obtained 2 seats.
Current members of the House of Representatives since the Dutch general election of 2012:
Current members of the Senate since the Dutch Senate election of 2015: