Auke van der Goot
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2023 | |
| Parliamentary group | Independent Politics Netherlands |
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| Born | Auke Sjerp van der Goot (1952-01-29) 29 January 1952 (age 72) Huizum, Netherlands |
| Political party | Frisian National Party |
| Residence(s) | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
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Auke Sjerp van der Goot (pronounced [ˈʌukə ˈɕɛr(ə)p vɑn dɛr ɣoːt]; born 29 January 1952) is a Dutch retired civil servant and politician of the Frisian National Party (FNP).[1][2] Since 2023, he has served as a member of the Senate on behalf of Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL), an alliance of regional political parties.
Van der Goot was born in Huizum, a neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, and attended the Christian Gymnasium there. He subsequently studied history and economics at the University of Groningen.[3]
In 1982, Van der Goot worked on the European dimension of the Frisian language and cultural policy for the province of Friesland. Between 1993 and 1998, he worked as a researcher at the Fryske Akademy in Leeuwarden, where he conducted research into bilingual and trilingual education. He worked as a policy advisor at the Ministry of the Interior from 1999 to 2022.[1][3]
In May 2023, Van der Goot participated in the 2023 Senate election as OPNL's lead candidate.[4][5] He has been a member of the Senate on behalf of OPNL since 13 June 2023.
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Senate | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 16) |
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| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL–PvdA – 14) |
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| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. (VVD – 10) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 6) |
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| Democrats 66 (D66 – 5) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV – 4) |
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| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) |
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| JA21 (JA21 – 3) |
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| Socialist Party (SP – 3) |
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| Christian Union (SP – 3) |
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| Forum for Democracy (FvD – 2) |
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| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) |
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| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) |
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| 50PLUS (50+ – 1) |
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| Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL – 1) |
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Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; | ||
