List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1999–2004 explained

This is a list of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands in the 1999 to 2004 session, ordered by name and by party.

Party representation

National party	EP Group	Seats^[1]	±
Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP-ED		1
Labour Party	PES		2
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	ELDR		0
GreenLeft	G–EFA		3
SGP, GPV and RPF	EDD		1
Democrats 66	ELDR		2
Socialist Party	EUL–NGL		1

Mutations

1999

• 10 June: Election for the European Parliament in the Netherlands.
• 20 July: Beginning of the 5th European Parliament session. (1999–2004)

2001

• 2 October: Jan-Kees Wiebenga (VVD) leaves the European Parliament, because he became a member of the Dutch Council of State.
• 12 November: Herman Vermeer (VVD) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Jan-Kees Wiebenga

2003

• 30 January: Lousewies van der Laan (D66) leaves the European Parliament, taking her seat in the Dutch Parliament after the 2002 Dutch general election.
• 5 February: Johanna Boogerd-Quaak (D66) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Lousewies van der Laan
• 27 May: Karla Peijs (CDA) leaves the European Parliament, because she became a minister in the Second Balkenende cabinet.
• 11 June: Peter Pex (CDA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Karla Peijs
• 1 October: Hanja Maij-Weggen (CDA) leaves the European Parliament, because she became a King's Commissioner in North Brabant.
• 8 October: Cees Bremmer (CDA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Hanja Maij-Weggen

Alphabetical

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="11" | |-! Name! Sex! National party! EP Group! Period! Preference vote|-| style="text-align:left;" | Bas Belder| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Reformed Political Party| style="text-align:left;" | EDD| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 2 July 2019^[2] | style="text-align:left;" | 20,491|-| style="text-align:left;" | Max van den Berg| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 1 September 2007^[3] | style="text-align:left;" | 584,167|-| style="text-align:left;" | Hans Blokland| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Reformed Political Alliance| style="text-align:left;" | EDD| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009^[4] | style="text-align:left;" | 245,214|-| style="text-align:left;" | Johanna Boogerd-Quaak| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Democrats 66| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 5 February 2003 – 20 July 2004^[5] | style="text-align:left;" | 10,992|-| style="text-align:left;" | Bob van den Bos| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Democrats 66| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[6] | style="text-align:left;" | 8,712|-| style="text-align:left;" | Theo Bouwman| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | GreenLeft| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[7] | style="text-align:left;" | 6,012|-| style="text-align:left;" | Cees Bremmer| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 8 October 2003 – 20 July 2004^[8] | style="text-align:left;" | 2,956|-| style="text-align:left;" | Kathalijne Buitenweg| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | GreenLeft| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[9] | style="text-align:left;" | 90,549|-| style="text-align:left;" | Ieke van den Burg| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[10] | style="text-align:left;" | 55,016|-| style="text-align:left;" | Dorette Corbey| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[4] | style="text-align:left;" | 4,898|-| style="text-align:left;" | Rijk van Dam| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Reformatory Political Federation| style="text-align:left;" | EDD| style="text-align:left;" | September 1997 – 20 July 2004^[11] | style="text-align:left;" | 10,630|-| style="text-align:left;" | Bert Doorn| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[12] | style="text-align:left;" | 3,598|-| style="text-align:left;" | Elly Plooij-van Gorsel| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004^[13] | style="text-align:left;" | 45,855|-| style="text-align:left;" | Marieke Sanders-ten Holte| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[14] | style="text-align:left;" | 45,855|-| style="text-align:left;" | Michiel van Hulten| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[15] | style="text-align:left;" | 5,710|-| style="text-align:left;" | Lousewies van der Laan| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Democrats 66| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 30 January 2003^[16] | style="text-align:left;" | 143,009|-| style="text-align:left;" | Joost Lagendijk| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | GreenLeft| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 1 September 1998 – 14 July 2009^[17] | style="text-align:left;" | 245,642|-| style="text-align:left;" | Albert Jan Maat| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 10 April 2007^[18] | style="text-align:left;" | 34,622|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jules Maaten| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[19] | style="text-align:left;" | 4,341|-| style="text-align:left;" | Hanja Maij-Weggen| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 1 October 2003^[20] | style="text-align:left;" | 591,505|-| style="text-align:left;" | Toine Manders| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 1 July 2014
2 July 2019 – Present^[21] | style="text-align:left;" | 14,237|-| style="text-align:left;" | Maria Martens| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[22] | style="text-align:left;" | 16,254|-| style="text-align:left;" | Erik Meijer| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Party| style="text-align:left;" | EUL–NGL| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009^[23] | style="text-align:left;" | 124,800|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jan Mulder| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009
22 June 2010 – 1 July 2014^[24] | style="text-align:left;" | 13,825|-| style="text-align:left;" | Ria Oomen-Ruijten| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 25 July 1989 – 1 July 2014^[25] | style="text-align:left;" | 99,584|-| style="text-align:left;" | Arie Oostlander| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004^[26] | style="text-align:left;" | 17,628|-| style="text-align:left;" | Karla Peijs| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003^[27] | style="text-align:left;" | 11,975|-| style="text-align:left;" | Peter Pex| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 11 June 2003 – 20 July 2004^[28] | style="text-align:left;" | 8,380|-| style="text-align:left;" | Bartho Pronk| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 November 1989 – 20 July 2004^[29] | style="text-align:left;" | 7,929|-| style="text-align:left;" | Alexander de Roo| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | GreenLeft| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[30] | style="text-align:left;" | 4,343|-| style="text-align:left;" | Joke Swiebel| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 20 July 2004^[31] | style="text-align:left;" | 12,554|-| style="text-align:left;" | Wim van Velzen| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004^[32] | style="text-align:left;" | 103,743|-| style="text-align:left;" | Herman Vermeer| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 12 November 2001 – 20 July 2004^[33] | style="text-align:left;" | 6,535|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jan-Kees Wiebenga| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ELDR| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – October 2001^[34] | style="text-align:left;" | 535,904|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jan Marinus Wiersma| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009^[35] | style="text-align:left;" | 9,753|-style="background-color:#dcdcdc"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" |Source:^[36] |-|}

By party

On the Christian Democratic Appeal list: (EPP-ED)

See also: List of Christian Democratic Appeal Members of the European Parliament.

1. Albert Jan Maat
2. Maria Martens
3. Bert Doorn
4. Hanja Maij-Weggen (top candidate) (replaced by: Cees Bremmer)
5. Wim van Velzen
6. Bartho Pronk
7. Arie Oostlander
8. Karla Peijs (replaced by: Peter Pex)
9. Ria Oomen-Ruijten

• Peter Pex
• Cees Bremmer

On the Labour Party list: (PES)

See also: List of Dutch Labour Party Members of the European Parliament.

1. Michiel van Hulten
2. Joke Swiebel
3. Ieke van den Burg
4. Dorette Corbey
5. Max van den Berg (top candidate)
6. Jan Marinus Wiersma

On the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy list: (ELDR)

See also: List of People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Members of the European Parliament.

1. Jules Maaten
2. Toine Manders
3. Jan Mulder
4. Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
5. Marieke Sanders-ten Holte
6. Jan-Kees Wiebenga (top candidate) (replaced by: Herman Vermeer)

• Herman Vermeer

On the GreenLeft list: (Greens-EFA)

See also: List of GreenLeft Members of the European Parliament.

1. Theo Bouwman
2. Kathalijne Buitenweg
3. Joost Lagendijk (top candidate)
4. Alexander de Roo

On the SGP, GPV and RPF list: (EDD)

See also: List of SGP, RPF and GPV Members of the European Parliament.

1. Bas Belder (SGP)
2. Hans Blokland (GPV) (top candidate)
3. Rijk van Dam (RPF)

On the Democrats 66 list: (ELDR)

See also: List of Democrats 66 Members of the European Parliament.

1. Lousewies van der Laan (top candidate) (replaced by: Johanna Boogerd-Quaak)
2. Bob van den Bos

• Johanna Boogerd-Quaak

On the Socialist Party list: (EUL/NGL)

See also: List of Socialist Party (Netherlands) Members of the European Parliament.

1. Erik Meijer

Notes and References

1. News: Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 10 juni 1999. Kiesraad. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
2. News: Parlement.com: Drs. B. (Bas) Belder. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
3. News: Parlement.com: Drs. M.J. (Max) van den Berg. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
4. News: Parlement.com: Dr. J. (Hans) Blokland. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
5. News: Parlement.com: J.L.A. (Johanna) Boogerd-Quaak. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
6. News: Parlement.com: Dr. B.R.A. (Bob) van den Bos. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
7. News: Parlement.com: Ir. Th.J.J. (Theo) Bouwman. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
8. News: Parlement.com: Mr.Drs. C. (Cees) Bremmer. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
9. News: Parlement.com: P. (Paul) van Buitenen. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
10. News: Parlement.com: Dr. K.M. (Kathalijne) Buitenweg. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
11. News: Parlement.com: Mr. R. (Rijk) van Dam. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
12. News: Parlement.com: Dr. L. (Bert) Doorn. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
13. News: Parlement.com: Dr. P.C. (Elly) Plooij-van Gorsel. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
14. News: Parlement.com: Drs. M.J. (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
15. News: Parlement.com: M.F. (Michiel) van Hulten BSc MSc. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
16. News: Parlement.com: Mr. L.W.S.A.L.B. (Lousewies) van der Laan. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
17. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J.J. (Joost) Lagendijk. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
18. News: Parlement.com: A.J. (Albert Jan) Maat. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
19. News: Parlement.com: J. (Jules) Maaten. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
20. News: Parlement.com: J.R.H. (Hanja) Maij-Weggen. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
21. News: Parlement.com: Drs. A.J.M. (Toine) Manders. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
22. News: Parlement.com: Drs. M.J.Th. (Maria) Martens. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
23. News: Parlement.com: Drs. E.Th.M. (Erik) Meijer. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
24. News: Parlement.com: Ir. J. (Jan) Mulder. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
25. News: Parlement.com: M.G.H.C. (Ria) Oomen-Ruijten. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
26. News: Parlement.com: Drs. A.M. (Arie) Oostlander. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
27. News: Parlement.com: Drs. K.M.H. (Karla) Peijs. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
28. News: Parlement.com: Drs. P.L.M. (Peter) Pex. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
29. News: Parlement.com: Mr. B. (Bartho) Pronk. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
30. News: Parlement.com: Drs. A. (Alexander) de Roo. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
31. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J. (Joke) Swiebel. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
32. News: Parlement.com: Drs. W.G. (Wim) van Velzen. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
33. News: Parlement.com: Ing. A.H. (Herman) Vermeer. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
34. News: Parlement.com: Mr. J.G.C. (Jan Kees) Wiebenga. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
35. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J.M. (Jan Marinus) Wiersma. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
36. News: Parlement.com: Nederlandse leden Europees Parlement. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828235347/http://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhrqzzyv/nederlandse_leden_europees_parlement. nl-NL. 19 June 2019. 2016-08-28.