{{Short description|Dutch politician}} {{Expand Dutch|topic=bio|Marijke Linthorst|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Marijke Linthorst | image = MarijkeLinthorst2011.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Maria Ynskje Linthorst | birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|2|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|5|28|1952|2|16|df=y}} | death_place = [[Abcoude]], [[Netherlands]] | party = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party (PvdA)]] | honorific_suffix = drs. | office1 = Member of the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of [[Abcoude]] | term_start1 = 1994 | term_end1 = 2000 | office2 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start2 = 1995 | term_end2 = 1999 | office3 = Member of the Senate | term_start3 = 2003 | term_end3 = 2015 }}
'''Maria Ynskje (Marijke) Linthorst''' (16 February 1952 – 28 May 2025) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] for the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party (PvdA)]] from 2003 to 2015. She had previously served as a Senator from 1995 to 1999. Earlier in her political career, Linthorst was a member of the municipal council of [[Abcoude]] from 1994 to 2000. In 2013, Linthorst was a candidate to succeed [[Fred de Graaf]] as President of the Senate. In the first round of voting, she received seven votes, and in the second round, six, finishing last. [[Ankie Broekers-Knol]] of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] was ultimately elected.<ref>[https://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4500/Politiek/article/detail/3466875/2013/06/28/Vier-kandidaten-voor-opvolging-Fred-de-Graaf-als-voorzitter-Eerste-Kamer.dhtml "Vier kandidaten voor opvolging Fred de Graaf als voorzitter Eerste Kamer"], ''Trouw.nl'', accessed 29 June 2013.</ref>
Marijke Linthorst died on 28 May 2025 at the age of 73.<ref>[https://www.parlement.com/id/vmnte18orlex/nieuws/oud_senator_marijke_linthorst_pvda "Oud-senator Marijke Linthorst (PvdA) overleden"], ''parlement.com''</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llpxpbzf/biografie/m_y_marijke_linthorst?ac=1:mnw:u:1SaU4436uxOC%2bEs3cq0inu1BwrE Biography] at parlement.com
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