Martin van Beek explained

Martin van Beek
Office:Member of the Senate
Term Start:4 July 2018
Term End:26 August 2018
Term Start2:14 February 2018
Term End2:14 March 2018
Term Start3:28 March 2017
Term End3:25 October 2017
Term Start4:2 October 2012
Term End4:9 June 2015
Birth Date:1 April 1960
Birth Place:Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Death Place:Leersum, Netherlands
Party:Party for Freedom

Marinus Jan "Martin" van Beek (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmɑrtɪɱ vɑm ˈbeːk/; 1 April 1960 – 26 August 2018) was a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom in the Senate.

Between 2006 and 2009, van Beek studied New Business Development at the Business School Nederland, earning an MBA.[1]

He was a member of the Dutch Senate between 2 October 2012 and 9 June 2015 and again from 28 March 2017 until 25 October 2017, when he was temporarily replaced by Max Aardema due to illness. He returned on 14 February 2018 and left once again on 14 March 2018 to be replaced by Aardema once more. Van Beek returned to the Senate on 4 July 2018.[2] [3]

Van Beek died at the age of 58 in Leersum on 26 August 2018 due to an accident.[2] [4] [5] At the time of his death he was owner of a wholesale business in medical products.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M.J. van Beek MBA (PVV) . Dutch . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530130225/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/m_j_van_beek_mba_pvv. Senate of the Netherlands . 30 May 2015.
  2. Web site: M.J. (Martin) van Beek MBA . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174803/https://www.parlement.com/id/vj36a2vptpv8/m_j_martin_van_beek . Dutch . Parlement.com . 31 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Vijf Eerste Kamerleden beëdigd . https://web.archive.org/web/20180301110859/https://www.parlement.com/id/vkcwi4hnvqxz/nieuws/vijf_eerste_kamerleden_beedigd . Dutch . Parlement.com . 28 March 2017 . 1 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Eerste Kamerlid Martin van Beek (PVV) verongelukt . https://web.archive.org/web/20200321080842/https://www.parlement.com/id/vkrcn0cxapuj/nieuws/eerste_kamerlid_martin_van_beek_pvv . Dutch. Parlement.com . 30 August 2018 . 21 March 2020.
  5. Web site: PVV-senator Martin van Beek verongelukt . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831114120/https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/172341/PVV-senator-Martin-van-Beek-verongelukt . Dutch . RTV Rijnmond . 30 August 2018 . 31 August 2018.
  6. Web site: PVV-senator omgekomen bij ongeluk . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127035336/https://www.ad.nl/politiek/pvv-senator-omgekomen-bij-ongeluk~a19818ee/ . Dutch . Algemeen Dagblad . 27 November 2020.