Martin van Beek

{{Short description|Dutch politician (1960–2018)}} {{family name hatnote|van Beek|Beek|lang=Dutch}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Martin van Beek |image = |alt = |caption = |office = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |term_start = 4 July 2018 |term_end = 26 August 2018 |term_start2 = 14 February 2018 |term_end2 = 14 March 2018 |term_start3 = 28 March 2017 |term_end3 = 25 October 2017 |term_start4 = 2 October 2012 |term_end4 = 9 June 2015 |birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|4|1|df=y}}<ref name=parl/> |birth_place = [[Ridderkerk]], Netherlands<ref name=parl/> |death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|8|26|1960|4|1|df=y}} |death_place = [[Leersum]], Netherlands |party = [[Party for Freedom]] |website = |}} '''Marinus Jan''' "'''Martin'''" '''van Beek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɑrtɪɱ vɑm ˈbeːk}}; 1 April 1960 – 26 August 2018) was a Dutch politician representing the [[Party for Freedom]] in the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]].

Between 2006 and 2009, van Beek studied New Business Development at the Business School Nederland, earning an MBA.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/m_j_van_beek_mba_pvv |title=M.J. van Beek MBA (PVV) |language=Dutch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530130225/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/m_j_van_beek_mba_pvv|publisher=Senate of the Netherlands |date= |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>

He was a member of the Dutch [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] between 2 October 2012 and 9 June 2015 and again from 28 March 2017 until 25 October 2017, when he was temporarily replaced by [[Max Aardema]] due to illness. He returned on 14 February 2018 and left once again on 14 March 2018 to be replaced by Aardema once more. Van Beek returned to the Senate on 4 July 2018.<ref name=parl>{{cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vj36a2vptpv8/m_j_martin_van_beek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174803/https://www.parlement.com/id/vj36a2vptpv8/m_j_martin_van_beek |title=M.J. (Martin) van Beek MBA |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date= |archive-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.parlement.com/id/vkcwi4hnvqxz/nieuws/vijf_eerste_kamerleden_beedigd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301110859/https://www.parlement.com/id/vkcwi4hnvqxz/nieuws/vijf_eerste_kamerleden_beedigd |title=Vijf Eerste Kamerleden beëdigd |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date=28 March 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

Van Beek died at the age of 58 in [[Leersum]] on 26 August 2018 due to an accident.<ref name=parl/><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vkrcn0cxapuj/nieuws/eerste_kamerlid_martin_van_beek_pvv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321080842/https://www.parlement.com/id/vkrcn0cxapuj/nieuws/eerste_kamerlid_martin_van_beek_pvv |title=Eerste Kamerlid Martin van Beek (PVV) verongelukt |language=Dutch|publisher=Parlement.com |date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/172341/PVV-senator-Martin-van-Beek-verongelukt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831114120/https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/172341/PVV-senator-Martin-van-Beek-verongelukt |title=PVV-senator Martin van Beek verongelukt |language=Dutch |publisher=RTV Rijnmond |date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> At the time of his death he was owner of a wholesale business in medical products.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/pvv-senator-omgekomen-bij-ongeluk~a19818ee/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127035336/https://www.ad.nl/politiek/pvv-senator-omgekomen-bij-ongeluk~a19818ee/ |title=PVV-senator omgekomen bij ongeluk |language=Dutch |publisher=Algemeen Dagblad |date= |archive-date=27 November 2020}}</ref>

== Electoral history == {{Incomplete list|date=October 2024}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Martin van Beek}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |- ! scope="col" |Party seats ! scope="col" |Individual |- ! scope="row" | [[2015 Dutch Senate election|2015]] | [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"| | Party for Freedom | style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election|10]] | style=text-align:right | 0 | style=text-align:right | 9 | {{no2|Lost}}{{efn|Van Beek was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.}} | <ref>{{cite web|access-date=28 October 2024|author=Kiesraad |date=28 May 2015|language=nl |title=Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2015/05/28/proces-verbaal-verkiezingsuitslag-eerste-kamer-2015/getekend-proces-verbaal-eerste-kamerverkiezing-2015.pdf|pages=28–30}}</ref> |}

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