# Marian Kaljouw

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Dutch politician (born 1956)

Marian Kaljouw Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 13 June 2023 Personal details Born (1956-06-17) 17 June 1956 (age 70) 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](/source/People's_Party_for_Freedom_and_Democracy) (VVD).

## Biography

Kaljouw was born in 1956 in [Bergen op Zoom](/source/Bergen_op_Zoom). She pursued her [PhD](/source/PhD) at [Maastricht University](/source/Maastricht_University) from 1993 until 1998.[1]

She became a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) on 13 June 2023 following [a Senate election](/source/2023_Dutch_Senate_election).[1] She held her [maiden speech](/source/Maiden_speech) during a debate about the [Dispersal Act](/source/Dispersal_Act) on 15 January 2024, and she announced the following day that her [parliamentary group](/source/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](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)), and party leader [Dilan Yeşilgöz](/source/Dilan_Ye%C5%9Filg%C3%B6z) had in a [motion](/source/Motion_(parliamentary_procedure)) unsuccessfully called on the Senate to suspend its consideration of the bill.[2][3]

## Personal life

Kaljouw lived in [Buurmalsen](/source/Buurmalsen) as a Senator, and she is married. She became a Knight of the [Order of Orange-Nassau](/source/Order_of_Orange-Nassau) in June 2012.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ek_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ek_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ek_1-2) ["Dr. M.J. Kaljouw (VVD)"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/dr_m_j_kaljouw_vvd). *[Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands))* (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Al Ali, Wafa (15 January 2024). ["Alle senaatfracties weten dat 'de nood hoog is' in de asielopvang, maar is de spreidingswet de oplossing?"](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) [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?]. *[NRC](/source/NRC_(newspaper))* (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Al Ali, Wafa (16 January 2024). ["Midden in formatiegesprekken over rechtse coalitie steunt een verdeelde VVD toch de spreidingswet"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/01/16/vvd-fractie-is-toch-om-eerste-kamer-steunt-spreidingswet-a4187207) [Amidst ongoing formation talks for a right-wing coalition, a divided VVD will support the Dispersal Act after all]. *NRC* (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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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