Lennart van der Linden explained

Lennart van der Linden
Office:Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
Term Start:2019
Office1:Alderman of Barendrecht
Term Start1:2014
Term End1:2018
Birth Date:4 November 1983
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Party:JA21
Otherparty:Echt voor Barendrecht (2014–)
Forum for Democracy (2018–2020)

Lennart van der Linden (born 4 November 1983) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate of the Netherlands.

Van der Linden was the Alderman of Barendrecht for the localist Echt voor Barendrecht (Really for Barendrecht) political party and served in this role until 2018. He became installed as a Senator for the Forum for Democracy party in 2019.[1] He subsequently served as vice-chairman of the FvD Senate faction and was a member of the party's executive board. He became acting chairman of the party after Thierry Baudet temporarily stood down following several controversies and allegations.[2] Following an internal referendum in the party which saw Baudet return as FvD leader, Van der Linden announced he would step down from the FvD's board and reconsider his future in the party.[3] In 2020, he resigned from the FvD to sit as an independent before joining JA21 founded by ex-FvD members.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ad.nl/rotterdam/oud-wethouder-barendrecht-kandidaat-eerste-kamer~a31ba022/ Oud-wethouder Barendrecht kandidaat Eerste Kamer
  2. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/03/27/weinig-ambtenaren-en-heel-veel-mannen-a3954902 Wie zijn de nieuwe Statenleden van Forum voor Democratie?
  3. Web site: Van der Linden stapt uit FvD-bestuur, maar blijft lid van de Eerste Kamer . AD.nl. 20 November 2023. nl.
  4. Web site: L.P. van der Linden MSc. (Fractie-Nanninga) - Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal . Eerstekamer.nl . 3 January 2022.