Martin Bosma (born 16 July 1964) is a Dutch politician and former journalist serving as a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) since 30 November 2006 and as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2017. He focuses on matters of higher education, mass media and culture.
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Assumed office 30 November 2006 | |
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Born | (1964-07-16) 16 July 1964 (age 58) Wormer, Netherlands |
Political party | Party for Freedom |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam New School of Social Research |
Born in Wormer, Bosma studied political science with a specialisation in public administration at the University of Amsterdam and sociology at the New School of Social Research in New York City.
He worked many years for several news media, first as a reporter for one of his local papers, De Zaanlander, and as one of the principal anchor men for Hoeksteen Live, a monthly cable TV programme in the 1990s described as a "political programme with a cultural supplement",[1] and subsequently for outlets including CNN Business News, ABC's Nightline and NOS Journaal. From 2002 to 2004 he was director of Nederlandse Radiogroep and from 2004 to 2006 he was active as a political consultant for the PVV's predecessor Groep Wilders.
Bosma was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2006 general election. He was reelected in 2010, 2012 and 2017. He became a member of the Presidium of the House of Representatives, serving as the Second Deputy Speaker. As such, when Gerdi Verbeet resigned as Speaker on 20 September 2012, Bosma served as Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives until 25 September 2012.[2] He attempted to become Speaker in the 2016 election, but he came fourth, obtaining sixteen votes in the first round of voting.[3] He retained his position of Second Deputy Speaker.
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021–present) | ||
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House of Representatives 31 March 2021 – present | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 34) |
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Democrats 66 (D66 – 24) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 17) |
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Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 14) |
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Socialist Party (SP – 9) |
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Labour Party (PvdA – 9) |
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GroenLinks (GL – 8) |
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Party for the Animals (PvdD – 6) |
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Forum for Democracy (FVD – 5) |
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Christian Union (CU – 5) |
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JA21 (JA21 – 3) |
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Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) |
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DENK (DENK – 3) |
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Volt Netherlands (VOLT – 2) |
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Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 1) |
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BIJ1 (BIJ1 – 1) |
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Van Haga Group (Indep. – 3) |
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Member Gündoğan (Indep. – 1) |
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Member Den Haan (Indep. – 1) |
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Member Omtzigt (Indep. – 1) |
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Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 |
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2017–2021) | ||
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House of Representatives 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 32) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 20) | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 19) |
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Democrats 66 (D66 – 19) |
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GroenLinks (GL – 14) |
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Socialist Party (SP – 14) |
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Labour Party (PvdA – 9) |
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Christian Union (CU – 5) |
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Party for the Animals (PvdD – 4) |
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50PLUS (50+ – 3) |
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Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) |
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DENK (DENK – 3) |
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Forum for Democracy (FVD – 2) |
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Member Krol (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Van Kooten-Arissen (Indep. – 1) |
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Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023 |
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2012–2017) | ||
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House of Representatives 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 40) |
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Labour Party (PvdA – 35) |
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Socialist Party (SP – 15) |
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Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 13) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 12) | ||
Democrats 66 (D66 – 12) |
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Christian Union (CU – 5) |
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GroenLinks (GL – 4) |
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Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) |
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Party for the Animals (PvdD – 2) |
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50PLUS (50+ – 1) |
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Bontes/Van Klaveren Group (Indep. – 2) |
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Kuzu/Öztürk Group (Indep. – 2) |
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Member Van Vliet (Indep. – 1) |
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Member Klein (Indep. – 1) |
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Member Houwers (Indep. – 1) |
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Member Monasch (Indep. – 1) |
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Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019 |
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010–2012) | |
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House of Representatives, 17 June 2010 – 19 September 2012 | |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (31) |
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Labour Party (30) |
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Christian Democratic Appeal (21) | |
Party for Freedom (20) | |
Socialist Party (15) |
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Democrats 66 (10) |
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GroenLinks (10) |
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Christian Union (5) |
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Reformed Political Party (2) |
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Party for the Animals (2) |
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Independents (4) |
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See also: Members of the House of Representatives, 2006–2010, Members of the House of Representatives, 2012–2017, Members of the Senate, 2011–2015 |
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2006–2010) | |
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House of Representatives, 30 November 2006 – 16 June 2010 | |
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 41) |
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Labour Party (PvdA – 33) |
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Socialist Party (SP – 25) |
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 21) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 9) | |
GroenLinks (GL – 7) |
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Christian Union (CU – 6) |
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Democrats 66 (D66 – 3) |
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Party for the Animals (PvdD – 2) |
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Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) |
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Independent (Lid-Verdonk – 1) |
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Underline signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker Angle brackets signify a replacement member or a member who prematurely left this House of Representatives See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–2012 |
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