Marian Kaljouw

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1956)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Marian Kaljouw | image = | caption = | office = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start = 13 June 2023 | term_end = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Bergen op Zoom]] | party = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] | alma_mater = [[Maastricht University]] }}

'''Marian J. Kaljouw''' (born 17 June 1956) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD).

== Biography == Kaljouw was born in 1956 in [[Bergen op Zoom]]. She pursued her [[PhD]] at [[Maastricht University]] from 1993 until 1998.<ref name="ek">{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/dr_m_j_kaljouw_vvd |access-date = 19 January 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = Dr. M.J. Kaljouw (VVD) }}</ref>

She became a member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] on 13 June 2023 following [[2023 Dutch Senate election|a Senate election]].<ref name="ek"/> She held her [[maiden speech]] during a debate about the [[Dispersal Act]] on 15 January 2024, and she announced the following day that her [[parliamentary group]] would vote in favor of the bill one week later. The Dispersal Act was intended to more fairly distribute asylum seekers across the Netherlands. Kaljouw said it could mitigate issues with the sheltering of refugees, but she called additional measures to reduce the influx necessary. The VVD had not supported the bill in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]], and party leader [[Dilan Yeşilgöz]] had in a [[motion (parliamentary procedure)|motion]] unsuccessfully called on the Senate to suspend its consideration of the bill.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/01/15/alle-senaatfracties-weten-dat-de-nood-hoog-is-in-de-asielopvang-maar-is-de-spreidingswet-de-oplossing-a4187072 |url-access = subscription |date = 15 January 2024 |last = Al Ali |first = Wafa |access-date = 19 January 2024 |language = nl |website = [[NRC (newspaper)|NRC]] |title = Alle senaatfracties weten dat 'de nood hoog is' in de asielopvang, maar is de spreidingswet de oplossing? |trans-title = All parliamentary groups in the Senate know that the situation is dire in the sheltering of refugees, but will the Dispersal Act be the solution? }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/01/16/vvd-fractie-is-toch-om-eerste-kamer-steunt-spreidingswet-a4187207 |url-access = subscription |date = 16 January 2024 |last = Al Ali |first = Wafa |access-date = 19 January 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = Midden in formatiegesprekken over rechtse coalitie steunt een verdeelde VVD toch de spreidingswet |trans-title = Amidst ongoing formation talks for a right-wing coalition, a divided VVD will support the Dispersal Act after all }}</ref>

== Personal life == Kaljouw lived in [[Buurmalsen]] as a Senator, and she is married. She became a Knight of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] in June 2012.<ref name="ek"/>

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{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027|state=collapsed}} {{authority control}}

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