| Marleen Barth | |
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| Office: | Labour Party leader in the Senate |
| Term Start: | 7 June 2011 |
| Term End: | 8 February 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Han Noten |
| Successor: | André Postema |
| Office1: | Member of the Senate |
| Term Start1: | 7 June 2011 |
| Term End1: | 8 February 2018 |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 19 May 1998 |
| Term End2: | 23 May 2002 |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| Birthname: | Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | Labour Party (PvdA) |
| Spouse: | Jan Hoekema |
| Residence: | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma Mater: | University of Amsterdam (M.A., political science) |
| Occupation: | Politician, trade union leader, journalist |
Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.
Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 in Den Helder in the Netherlands.[1]
Barth studied political science with a specialty in public administration at the University of Amsterdam.
Barth worked as a parliamentary reporter for Trouw (1990–1997), was a member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002), a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland (2003–2004), and chair of CNV Onderwijs (Christian teachers' union) (2005–2008).[1] She was chair of GGZ Nederland (organisation for mental health) from 2008 to 2013.[1]
She was lijsttrekker for the Labour Party in the Dutch Senate election of 2011 and 2015. From 7 June 2011, she was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader of the Labour Party.[1] She stepped down as member of the Senate on 8 February 2018, after a controversy about her vacation during a Senate debate.[2]
Marleen Barth is married to former D66 MP Jan Hoekema, (second marriage for both) who has been mayor of Wassenaar from 2007 to 2017.