# Peter Ester

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Dutch sociologist and politician (1953–2022)

Peter Ester Member of the Senate In office 7 June 2011 – 11 December 2022 Personal details Born (1953-06-05)5 June 1953 Utrecht, Netherlands Died 11 December 2022(2022-12-11) (aged 69) Party Christian Union Alma mater Utrecht University (MA, sociology), Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD) Occupation Politician, sociologist

**Peter Ester** (5 June 1953 – 11 December 2022) was a Dutch [sociologist](/source/Sociologist) and [politician](/source/Politician). As a member of the [Christian Union](/source/Christian_Union_(Netherlands)) he was a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_the_Netherlands) from 7 June 2011 until his death. He focused on matters of [economic affairs](/source/Economy), [agriculture](/source/Agriculture), [social affairs](/source/Social_affairs) and [employment](/source/Employment), [finance](/source/Finance), [infrastructure](/source/Infrastructure), [natural environment](/source/Natural_environment) and [Kingdom relations](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands).

Ester studied sociology at [Utrecht University](/source/Utrecht_University) and got [promoted](/source/Doctorate) in economics at [Erasmus University Rotterdam](/source/Erasmus_University_Rotterdam).

Among others he worked at Vrije Universiteit (Free University Amsterdam), [Tilburg University](/source/Tilburg_University) and Utrecht University.

Ester was married and a member of the [Protestant Church in the Netherlands](/source/Protestant_Church_in_the_Netherlands) (PKN).

Ester died after a long illness on 11 December 2022, at the age of 69.[1]

## References

- (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/9353000/1/j9vvhy5i95k8zxl/vimbmtc9xlzp)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ChristenUnie-Eerste Kamerlid Peter Ester (1953) overleden"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231004022114/https://www.christenunie.nl/blog/2022/12/12/ChristenUnie-Eerste-Kamerlid-Peter-Ester-1953-overleden). *ChristenUnie* (in Dutch). 12 December 2022. Archived from [the original](https://www.christenunie.nl/blog/2022/12/12/ChristenUnie-Eerste-Kamerlid-Peter-Ester-1953-overleden) on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

## External links

- (in Dutch) [Senate biography](http://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/dr_p_ester_christenunie)

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) Jorritsma ‹Adriaansens› Arbouw Van Ballekom Van den Berg De Blécourt Bruijn (President) De Bruijn-Wezeman ‹Van der Burg› Geerdink Keunen Klip-Martin Meijer L. Vos ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) Knapen Atsma Doornhof Essers Van Kesteren Oomen-Ruijten Prins Rietkerk Rombouts ‹Soeharno› GroenLinks (GL – 8) Rosenmöller De Boer Ganzevoort Van Gurp Karimi Kluit Krijnen Veldhoen ‹Vendrik› Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) Bredenoord Backer Dittrich ‹Van Huffelen› Moonen Pijlman Stienen Van der Voort Labour Party (PvdA – 6) M. Vos Crone Fiers Karakus Koole ‹Nooren› Recourt ‹Sent› Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) Faber Bezaan Van Hattem Van Kesteren Van Strien Socialist Party (SP – 4) Janssen Van Apeldoorn Gerkens Janssen Kox Christian Union (CU – 3) Huizinga ‹Bikker› ‹Ester› † Kennedy Talsma Verkerk Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) Koffeman Nicolaï Prast ‹Teunissen› 50PLUS (50+ – 2) Van Rooijen Baay-Timmerman Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) Schalk Van Dijk Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) Dessing ‹Cliteur› Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) Raven ‹Gerbrandy› Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) Nanninga Berkhout Beukering Hermans Van der Linden Van Pareren ‹Pouw-Verweij› Van Wely Otten Group (Indep. – 2) Otten ‹Baljeu› ‹Rookmaker› De Vries Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) Frentrop Hiddema Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2011–2015) Senate 7 June 2011 – 8 June 2015 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16) Hermans Beckers Bröcker Broekers-Knol (president) ‹Bruijn› Dupuis Duthler F. de Graaf (president) De Grave Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Kneppers-Heynert Knip ‹Van Rey› Schaap Schouwenaar Swagerman Labour Party (PvdA: 14) Barth Beuving ‹Duivesteijn› Ter Horst ‹Koning› Koole Linthorst ‹Meurs› ‹Noten› Postema ‹Putters› Schrijver Sent Sylvester Vlietstra De Vries ‹Witteveen› ‹Van Zandbrink› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11) Brinkman Van Bijsterveld Essers Flierman Franken Hoekstra Van der Linden Lokin-Sassen Martens Terpstra De Vries-Leggedoor Party for Freedom (PVV: 10) ‹M. de Graaf› ‹De Graaff› Faber ‹Van Beek› Van Dijk Frijters-Klijnen ‹Klever› ‹Kok› ‹Kops› Popken Reynaers Sørensen Van Strien Socialist Party (SP: 8) Kox Elzinga ‹Gerkens› ‹Meijer› Quik-Schuijt Reuten Ruers Slagter-Roukema ‹Smaling› ‹Vliegenthart› Democrats 66 (D66: 5) Van Boxtel Backer Engels Th. de Graaf Scholten GroenLinks (GL: 5) Thissen De Boer Ganzevoort Strik Vos Christian Union (CU: 2) Kuiper Ester Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1) Holdijk 50PLUS (50+: 1) Nagel Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1) Koffeman Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) De Lange Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

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