# Eddy Hartog

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Dutch politician and former civil servant

Eddy Hartog Member of the Senate (Netherlands) Incumbent Assumed office 13 June 2023 Personal details Born (1962-09-17) 17 September 1962 (age 63) Utrecht Party Volt Netherlands Children 2 Alma mater Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam College of Europe

**E. W. (Eddy) Hartog** (born 17 September 1962) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. He has been a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) for [Volt Netherlands](/source/Volt_Netherlands) since 13 June 2023.

## Biography

Hartog was born and raised in [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht).[1][2] He studied [economics](/source/Economics) at [Erasmus University Rotterdam](/source/Erasmus_University_Rotterdam) from 1980 to 1985 and [political science](/source/Political_science) at the [College of Europe](/source/College_of_Europe) from 1986 to 1987. From 1989 to 1 June 2023, he worked as a civil servant at the [European Commission](/source/European_Commission). Since 1 June 2023, he has worked as an independent mediator under the business name Eddy Hartog Consultancy.[1]

Hartog was placed second on Volt's list of candidates for the [2023 Senate election](/source/2023_Dutch_Senate_election). Due to [Debora Fernald](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debora_Fernald&action=edit&redlink=1), member of the [South Holland](/source/South_Holland) [States Provincial](/source/Provincial_council_(Netherlands)) for [GroenLinks](/source/GroenLinks), casting a protest vote for Volt,[3] the party received an additional seat, which meant Hartog joined lead candidate [Gaby Perin-Gopie](/source/Gaby_Perin-Gopie) in the Senate.[4] Since 13 June 2023, he has been a member of the Senate on behalf of Volt Netherlands.[1]

He is a member of the Senate committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Cooperation, European Affairs, [Finance](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaste_commissie_voor_Financi%C3%ABn#Eerste_Kamer), Infrastructure, Water Management and Environment, Justice and Security, Knowledge and [Kingdom Relations](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerste_Kamercommissie_voor_Koninkrijksrelaties),[5] Hartog also serves as a substitute member of the Dutch delegation to the [Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly](/source/Benelux_Parliament).[6]

## Personal life

Hartog is married to an Irish woman and has two daughters. He lives in [Greystones](/source/Greystones), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) and [Brussels](/source/Brussels).[1][4]

## External links

- [Profile of Members of the First Chamber of the States General](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/e_w_hartog_volt#p1)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) ["E.W. Hartog (Volt)"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/e_w_hartog_volt). *www.eerstekamer.nl* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Eddy Hartog"](https://cerre.eu/biographies/eddy-hartog/). *CERRE*. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dissident Statenlid van GroenLinks werd binnen haar partij gediscrimineerd"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2477141-dissident-statenlid-van-groenlinks-werd-binnen-haar-partij-gediscrimineerd). *[NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)* (in Dutch). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_4-1) Pascoe, Robin (2023-06-01). ["New Volt senator doesn't live in the Netherlands"](https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/new-volt-senator-doesnt-live-in-the-netherlands/). *DutchNews.nl*. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Lidmaatschappen E.W. Hartog"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/commissies?lid=vm3ojcqqyewg). *www.eerstekamer.nl* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Nederlandse delegatie"](https://www.beneluxparl.eu/nl/nederlandse-delegatie/) (in Dutch). [Benelux Parliament](/source/Benelux_Parliament). August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 Senate 13 June 2023 – present GroenLinks–Labour Party 14 seats Rosenmöller (leader) Crone Fiers Van Gurp Janssen-van Helvoort Karimi Kluit-Sledsens Martens Ramsodit Recourt Roovers Thijssen Veldhoen Vos (president, 2025–present) Farmer–Citizen Movement 12 seats Lagas (leader) Croll Goossen Griffioen Heijnen Jaspers Klopman Van Knapen Kroon Van Langen-Visbeek Lievense Marquart Scholtz Oplaat Panman Van Wijk Walenkamp People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 9 seats Schippers (leader, 2023–2025) Klip-Martin (leader, 2025–present) Van Ballekom Van den Berg Bruijn (president, 2023–2025) Geerdink Kaljouw Van der Linden Meijer Musa Petersen Van de Sanden Straus Vogels Democrats 66 7 seats Van Meenen (leader) Aerdts Belhirch Croll Dittrich Griffioen Kanis Kilic-Karaasian Moonen Christian Democratic Appeal 6 seats Bovens (leader) Bakker-Klein Doornhof Prins-Modderaar Rietkerk Van Toorenburg Party for Freedom 4 seats Faber-van de Klashorst (leader, 2023–2024) Van Hattem (leader, 2024–present) Bezaan Van Kesteren Van Strien JA21 2 seats Nanninga (leader, 2023–2025) Van Bijsterveld (leader, 2025–present) Baumgarten Socialist Party 3 seats Janssen (leader) Van Aelst-den Uijl Van Apeldoorn Kox Christian Union 3 seats Huizinga-Heringa (leader) Holterhues Talsma Forum for Democracy 3 seats Dessing (leader) Kemperman Van den Oetelaar Party for the Animals (de jure) 2 seats Koffeman (leader, 2023–2025) Visseren-Hamakers (leader, 2025) Nicolaï (leader, 2025–present) Volt 2 seats Perin-Gopie (leader) Hartog Reformed Political Party 2 seats Schalk (leader) Van Dijk De Vries 50Plus 1 seat Van Rooijen (leader) Independent Politics Netherlands 1 seat Van der Goot (leader) Beukering Group 1 seat Beukering (leader) Van de Sanden Group 1 seat Van de Sanden (leader) Visseren-Hamakers Group 1 seat Visseren-Hamakers (leader) Walenkamp Group 1 seat Walenkamp (leader) Van Gasteren Group 1 seat Van Gasteren (leader) See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 2023–2025 2025–present

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