Leader of GroenLinks

A variant logo of GroenLinks

The Leader of GroenLinks (GL, lit. 'GreenLeft') is the most senior politician within GroenLinks in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Jesse Klaver, who succeeded Bram van Ojik in 2015.[1][2][3]

## History

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The leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the leader is always the lead candidate of the party list. Outside election time the leader can serve as the opposition leader. In GroenLinks the leader is often the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives.

Leader  | Term of office  | Age as leader  | Position(s) as leader  | Further position(s)  | Former
affiliation  | Professional
background | Lead candidate

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|  | Ria Beckers
(1938–2006) | 17 June 1989 –
20 April 1993
(3 years, 307 days)
[1] | 50–54  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1977–1993)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1989–1993) | Chairwoman of the
Political Party
of Radicals
(1974–1976)
Leader of the Political
Party of Radicals
(1977–1989)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(PPR)
(1977–1989) | PPR | Teacher  | 1989
|  | Peter Lankhorst
(born 1947) | 20 April 1993 –
22 February 1994
(308 days)
[1] | 46–47  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1981–1994)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1993–1994) |  | PPR | Political consultant
civil servant  | None
|  | Ina Brouwer
(born 1950) | 22 February 1994 –
4 May 1994
(71 days)
[1] | 43–44  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1989–1994) | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1981–1986)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(CPN)
(1982–1986)
Leader of the Communist
Party of the Netherlands
(1982–1989) | CPN | Lawyer  | 1994
|  | Paul Rosenmöller
(born 1956) | 4 May 1994 –
26 November 2002
(8 years, 206 days)
[1] | 37–46  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1989–2003)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(1994–2002) | Member of the Senate
(since 2019)
Parliamentary leader
in the Senate
(since 2019) | CPN | Trade union leader
Nonprofit director
Activist  | 1998
2002
|  | Femke Halsema
(born 1966) | 26 November 2002 –
16 December 2010
(8 years, 20 days)
[1] | 36–44  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(1998–2011)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2002–2010) | Mayor of Amsterdam
(since 2018) | PvdA | Teacher
Researcher
Civil servant
Author  | 2003
2006
2010
|  | Jolande Sap
(born 1963) | 16 December 2010 –
8 October 2012
(1 year, 297 days)
[1] | 47–49  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(2008–2012)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2010–2012) |  |  | Economist
Researcher
Civil servant
Nonprofit director  | 2012
|  | Bram van Ojik
(born 1954) | 8 October 2012 –
12 May 2015
(2 years, 216 days)
[1] | 58–60  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(2012–2015)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2012–2015) | Chairman of the
Political Party
of Radicals
(1988–1990)
Member of the House
of Representatives
(1993–1994, since 2017)
Ambassador to Benin
(2003–2006)
Special Envoy
of the Netherlands
for Migration
(2015–2017) | PPR | Economist
Civil servant
Diplomat
Nonprofit director
Author
Activist  | None
|  | Jesse Klaver
(born 1986) | 12 May 2015 –
Incumbent
(9 years, 162 days)
[1] | 29–  | Member of the House
of Representatives
(since 2010)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2015–2023) |  |  | Trade union leader
Activist  | 2017
2021

## See also

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* GroenLinks

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Politiek leider van een partij". Parlement&Politiek. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
2. ^ (in Dutch) Jesse Klaver, jongste fractievoorzitter ooit, NOS, 12 May 2015
3. ^ (in Dutch) GroenLinks zet jeugdige troef Jesse Klaver in, Volkskrant, 12 May 2015

## External links

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Official

* (in Dutch) Official website

*[lit.]: literal translation