List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2004–2009 explained

This is a list of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name and by party.

Party representation

National party	EP Group	Seats ^[1]	±
Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP-ED		2
Labour Party	PES		1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	ALDE		2
GreenLeft	G–EFA		2
Europe Transparent	G–EFA		2
Socialist Party	EUL–NGL		1
ChristianUnion–Reformed Political Party	IND&DEM		1
Democrats 66	ALDE		1

Mutations

2004

• 10 June: Election for the European Parliament in the Netherlands.
• 20 July: Beginning of the 6th European Parliament session. (2004–2009)

2005

• April: Els de Groen leaves the Europe Transparent party and continues as an independent. She does remain part of the Greens–European Free Alliance group.

2007

• 22 February: Camiel Eurlings (CDA) leaves the European Parliament, because he became a minister in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.
• 1 March: Joop Post (CDA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Camiel Eurlings.
• 10 April: Albert Jan Maat (CDA) leaves the European Parliament, because he became the chairman for LTO Nederland.
• 12 April: Esther de Lange (CDA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Albert Jan Maat.
• 1 September: Max van den Berg (PvdA) leaves the European Parliament, because he became a King's Commissioner in Groningen.
• 4 September: Lily Jacobs (PvdA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Max van den Berg.
• 16 October: Joop Post (CDA) leaves the European Parliament, because of a scandal with an investment project.
• 17 October: Cornelis Visser (CDA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Joop Post.

2008

• 20 April: Edith Mastenbroek (PvdA) leaves the European Parliament, because of health issues.
• 8 May: Jan Cremers (PvdA) is installed in the European Parliament as a replacement for Edith Mastenbroek.

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;" | IND&DEM| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 2 July 2019^[2] | style="text-align:left;" | 44,473|-| 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;" | 879,972|-| style="text-align:left;" | Thijs Berman| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014^[4] | style="text-align:left;" | 6,825|-| style="text-align:left;" | Hans Blokland| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Union| style="text-align:left;" | IND&DEM| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009^[5] | style="text-align:left;" | 197,031|-| style="text-align:left;" | Emine Bozkurt| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014^[6] | style="text-align:left;" | 24,359|-| style="text-align:left;" | Paul van Buitenen| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Europe Transparent| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 14 July 2009^[7] | style="text-align:left;" | 338,477|-| 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^[8] | style="text-align:left;" | 297,237|-| 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^[9] | style="text-align:left;" | 7,695|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jan Cremers| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 8 May 2008 – 14 July 2009^[10] | style="text-align:left;" | 3,787|-| 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^[5] | style="text-align:left;" | 17,847|-| 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^[11] | style="text-align:left;" | 4,842|-| style="text-align:left;" | Camiel Eurlings| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 22 February 2007^[12] | style="text-align:left;" | 938,025|-| style="text-align:left;" | Els de Groen-Kouwenhoven| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Europe Transparent| style="text-align:left;" | G–EFA| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 14 July 2009^[13] | style="text-align:left;" | 4,796|-| style="text-align:left;" | Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy| style="text-align:left;" | ALDE| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 17 June 2010^[14] | style="text-align:left;" | 44,064|-| style="text-align:left;" | Lily Jacobs| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 4 September 2007 – 14 July 2009^[15] | style="text-align:left;" | 10,983|-| 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^[16] | style="text-align:left;" | 12,405|-| style="text-align:left;" | Esther de Lange| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 12 April 2007 – Present^[17] | style="text-align:left;" | 2,754|-| style="text-align:left;" | Kartika Liotard| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Party| style="text-align:left;" | EUL–NGL| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014^[18] | style="text-align:left;" | 32,187|-| 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^[19] | style="text-align:left;" | 30,948|-| 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;" | ALDE| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009
2 July 2019 – 2 July 2019^[20] | style="text-align:left;" | 412,688|-| 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;" | ALDE| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 1999 – 1 July 2014^[21] | style="text-align:left;" | 32,819|-| 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;" | 50,493|-| style="text-align:left;" | Edith Mastenbroek| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Labour Party| style="text-align:left;" | PES| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 20 April 2008^[23] | style="text-align:left;" | 92,018|-| 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^[24] | style="text-align:left;" | 230,531|-| 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;" | ALDE| style="text-align:left;" | 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009
22 June 2010 – 1 July 2014^[25] | style="text-align:left;" | 43,376|-| style="text-align:left;" | Lambert van Nistelrooij| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – Present^[26] | style="text-align:left;" | 27,957|-| 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;" | 19 July 1994 – 1 July 2014^[27] | style="text-align:left;" | 29,719|-| style="text-align:left;" | Joop Post| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 1 March 2007 – 16 October 2007^[28] | style="text-align:left;" | 7,515|-| style="text-align:left;" | Sophie in 't Veld| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Democrats 66| style="text-align:left;" | ALDE| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – Present^[29] | style="text-align:left;" | 161,104|-| style="text-align:left;" | Cornelis Visser| style="text-align:left;" | Male| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 17 October 2007 – 14 July 2009^[30] | style="text-align:left;" | 3,832|-| 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^[31] | style="text-align:left;" | 27,067|-| style="text-align:left;" | Corien Wortmann-Kool| style="text-align:left;" | Female| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Appeal| style="text-align:left;" | EPP–ED| style="text-align:left;" | 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014^[32] | style="text-align:left;" | 9,776|-style="background-color:#dcdcdc"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Source:^[33] |-|}

By party

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

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

1. Bert Doorn
2. Camiel Eurlings (top candidate) (replaced by: Joop Post)
3. Albert-Jan Maat (replaced by: Esther de Lange)
4. Maria Martens
5. Lambert van Nistelrooij
6. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
7. Corien Wortmann-Kool

• Esther de Lange
• Joop Post (replaced by: Cornelis Visser)
• Cornelis Visser

On the Labour Party list: (PES)

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

1. Max van den Berg (top candidate) (replaced by: Lily Jacobs)
2. Thijs Berman
3. Emine Bozkurt
4. Ieke van den Burg
5. Dorette Corbey
6. Edith Mastenbroek (replaced by: Jan Cremers)
7. Jan-Marinus Wiersma

• Jan Cremers
• Lily Jacobs

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

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

1. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
2. Jules Maaten (top candidate)
3. Toine Manders
4. Jan Mulder

On the GreenLeft list: (Greens-EFA)

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

1. Kathalijne Buitenweg (top candidate)
2. Joost Lagendijk

On the Europe Transparent list: (Greens-EFA)

See also: List of Europe Transparent Members of the European Parliament.

1. Paul van Buitenen (top candidate)
2. Els de Groen

On the Socialist Party list: (EUL/NGL)

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

1. Kartika Liotard
2. Erik Meijer (top candidate)

On the Christian Union – Reformed Political Party list: (IND&DEM)

See also: List of Christian Union – Reformed Political Party Members of the European Parliament.

1. Hans Blokland (Christian Union) (top candidate)
2. Bas Belder (Reformed Political Party)

On the Democrats 66 list: (ALDE)

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

1. Sophie in 't Veld (top candidate)

Independent: (left their party delegation at some point during this European 2004–2009 session.)

• Els de Groen

Notes and References

1. News: Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 10 juni 2004. 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: Drs. M. (Thijs) Berman. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
5. News: Parlement.com: Dr. J. (Hans) Blokland. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
6. News: Parlement.com: Drs. E. (Emine) Bozkurt. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
7. News: Parlement.com: P. (Paul) van Buitenen. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
8. News: Parlement.com: H.C.J. (Ieke) van den Burg. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
9. News: Parlement.com: Dr. K.M. (Kathalijne) Buitenweg. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
10. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J.M.B. (Jan) Cremers. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
11. News: Parlement.com: Dr. L. (Bert) Doorn. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
12. News: Parlement.com: Ir. C.M.P.S. (Camiel) Eurlings. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
13. News: Parlement.com: E. (Els) de Groen-Kouwenhoven. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
14. News: Parlement.com: J.A. (Jeanine) Hennis-Plasschaert. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
15. News: Parlement.com: Ir. C.W. (Lily) Jacobs. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
16. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J.J. (Joost) Lagendijk. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
17. News: Parlement.com: E.M.R. (Esther) de Lange. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
18. News: Parlement.com: Mr. K.T. (Kartika) Liotard. Parlement.com. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
19. News: Parlement.com: A.J. (Albert Jan) Maat. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
20. News: Parlement.com: J. (Jules) Maaten. nl-NL. 19 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. (Edith) Mastenbroek. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
24. News: Parlement.com: Drs. E.Th.M. (Erik) Meijer. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
25. News: Parlement.com: Ir. J. (Jan) Mulder. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
26. News: Parlement.com: Drs. L.J.J. (Lambert) van Nistelrooij. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
27. News: Parlement.com: M.G.H.C. (Ria) Oomen-Ruijten. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
28. News: Parlement.com: J. (Joop) Post. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
29. News: Parlement.com: Drs. S.H. (Sophie) in 't Veld. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
30. News: Parlement.com: Ir. C.L. (Cornelis) Visser. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
31. News: Parlement.com: Drs. J.M. (Jan Marinus) Wiersma. nl-NL. 20 June 2019.
32. News: Parlement.com: Drs. C.M. (Corien) Wortmann-Kool. nl-NL. 19 June 2019.
33. 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.