Jan Paternotte

Jan Maarten Paternotte (born 26 February 1984) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66). He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 23 March 2017.[2] On 11 January 2022, he succeeded Sigrid Kaag as the party's leader in the House of Representatives.[2][lower-alpha 1]

Jan Paternotte
Paternotte in 2017
Leader of the Democrats 66 in the
House of Representatives
Assumed office
11 January 2022
Preceded bySigrid Kaag
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
23 March 2017
Member of the Municipal Council of Amsterdam
In office
11 March 2010  1 April 2017
Chair of the Young Democrats
In office
2004–2005
Personal details
Born
Jan Maarten Paternotte

(1984-02-26) 26 February 1984
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
SpouseLise-Lotte Kerkhof
Residence(s)Leiden, Netherlands[1]
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam

Early life and education

Paternotte was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant and grew up in the villages of Hurwenen, Maarssen and Groenekan.[3] He studied international relations at the University of Amsterdam.[3] In 2012, he obtained a degree in European law.

Career

In 2004, Paternotte became the chair of the Young Democrats, a political youth organisation affiliated with D66.[2] On 11 March 2010, he was elected into the municipal council of Amsterdam.[2] In the same year, he participated in the 2010 Dutch general election as the twelfth candidate on the list of D66, but was not elected into the House of Representatives.[4]

While a member of the municipal council, Paternotte worked as a policy advisor to MEP Marietje Schaake.[2] In the 2014 Dutch municipal elections, he was the lead candidate for D66 in Amsterdam.[5] Under his leadership, D66 became the largest party in the municipal council.[6] Paternotte left the council in 2017, when he was elected into the House of Representatives.[2] He was re-elected in 2021.[2]

On 11 January 2022, he became the parliamentary leader of D66 in the House of Representatives, after both Sigrid Kaag and Rob Jetten joined the fourth Rutte cabinet as ministers.[5][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. In the Netherlands, ministers and state secretaries are not members of parliament, with the possible exception of the period between an election and the accession of the new cabinet.

References

  1. "Jan Paternotte". D66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. "J.M. (Jan) Paternotte". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. "Jan Paternotte: 'snotneus' van D66 of Mister Amsterdam?". Red Pers (in Dutch). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. "Jan Paternotte (D66) doet gooi naar Tweede Kamerlidmaatschap". Parlement.com (in Dutch). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. "Jan Paternotte nieuwe fractievoorzitter van D66". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. Scheer, Paul (6 December 2017). "Jan Paternotte (D66): Ik zie meer muurbloempjes in de Haagse politiek". VNO-NCW (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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