Jan Nagel
Jan Nagel | |
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![]() Jan Nagel in 1983 | |
Parliamentary leader in the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Martin van Rooijen |
Parliamentary group | 50PLUS |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019 | |
In office 20 September 1977 – 13 September 1983 | |
Parliamentary group | 50PLUS (2011-2019) Labour Party (1977–1983) |
Chairman of 50PLUS | |
In office 4 June 2016 – 26 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | John Struijlaard |
Succeeded by | Geert Dales |
In office 2 November 2013 – 29 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | Willem Holthuizen |
Succeeded by | John Struijlaard |
In office 10 January 2009 – 10 November 2012 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Willem Holthuizen |
Leader of 50PLUS | |
In office 4 October 2013 – 8 October 2016 | |
Preceded by | Henk Krol |
Succeeded by | Henk Krol |
In office 10 January 2009 – 12 January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Henk Krol |
Chairman of Livable Netherlands | |
In office 20 April 1999 – 25 May 2002 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Johan Georg Nagel 20 June 1939 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | 50PLUS (from 2009) |
Other political affiliations | Party for Justice, Action and Progress (2005–2009) Livable Netherlands (1999–2004) Livable Hilversum (from 1993) Labour Party (1960–1993) |
Spouse(s) | Yvonne Meyer (m. 1963) |
Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
Residence | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Occupation | Politician · Journalist · Editor · Author · Columnist · Television producer · Radio producer · Political pundit · Activist |
Johan Georg "Jan" Nagel (born 20 June 1939) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the Labour Party, and later formed his own parties. He is currently in the Pensioners' Party 50PLUS.
Nagel started his career in his twenties on VARA-Radio where he worked as a producer. At the same time he served as a member of the executive committee of the Dutch Labour Party. Nagel was one of the creators of the radio-program called . He also wrote his Tien over Rood which served as a political manifesto of the Nieuw Links within the Dutch Labour Party. From 1977 to 1983 Nagel was a PvdA deputy in the Dutch House of Representatives. At VARA-Radio he eventually became the editor-in-chief of the Achter het Nieuws.
Preoccupied with the problem of the widening gap between politics and people, he founded in 1993 a local party called . In 2001 he established Leefbaar Nederland where he worked with Henk Westbroek, Willem van Kooten, , and Pim Fortuyn. He has also been the party chairman of Leefbaar Nederland.[1] In 2005 there followed the Party for Justice, Action and Progress (in Dutch: Partij voor Rechtvaardigheid, Daadkracht en Vooruitgang (PRDV)) which he founded together with the former police spokesman , entrepreneur Peter Schouten and the party’s first lijsttrekker reporter Peter R. de Vries. His autobiography Boven het maaiveld was published in 2001. Nagel participated in the Provincial States elections of 2 March 2011 as a founding member of 50PLUS. His son in law is chess grandmaster Yasser Seirawan.
References[]
- ^ Tiggeloven, Carin (2 November 2002). "The newest political party in the Netherlands has decided to drop its candidate for prime minister". RNW. Retrieved 12 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Official
- (in Dutch) J.G. (Jan) Nagel Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) J.G. Nagel (50PLUS) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
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