Nationality Dutch Name Marleen Barth Role Dutch Politician | Spouse(s) Jan Hoekema | |
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Full Name Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth Occupation Politician, trade union leader, journalist People also search for Jan Hoekema, Hans Spekman, Willem Drees | ||
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Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.
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- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
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Early life and education
Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 in Den Helder in the Netherlands.
Barth studied political science with a specialty in public administration at the University of Amsterdam.
Career
Barth worked as a parliamentary reporter for Trouw (1990–1997), was a member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002), a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland (2003–2004), and chair of CNV Onderwijs (Christian teachers' union) (2005–2008). She has been chair of GGZ Nederland (organisation for mental health) from 2008 to 2013.
She was lijsttrekker for the Labour Party in the Dutch Senate election of 2011 and 2015. Since 7 June 2011, she has been a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader of the Labour Party.
Personal life
Marleen Barth is married to former D66 MP Jan Hoekema, (second marriage for both) who has been mayor of Wassenaar since 2007.