{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1983)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Robbert Lievense | image = | alt = | caption = | office1 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start1 = 6 February 2024 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Pim Walenkamp]] | successor1 = | office2 = Member of the [[Schouwen-Duiveland]] [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal Council]] | term_start2 = 28 February 2005 | term_end2 = 6 February 2024 | birth_name = Robbert Lievense | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Noordgouwe]], Netherlands | party = [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] | other_party = Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland | spouse = Rudi Almekinders | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|civil servant}} }}
'''Robbert Lievense''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈrɔbərt ˈlivənsə}}; born 4 August 1983) is a Dutch politician of the [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] (BBB).
== Biography == Lievense was born in 1983 in [[Noordgouwe]], [[Schouwen-Duiveland]]. He did [[MEAO]] at ROC Zeeland from 1999 until 2002, and he started working as a strategic adviser for the [[Noord-Beveland]] municipality four years later.<ref name="ek"/>
In 2005, he became a member of the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal Council]] of Schouwen-Duiveland on behalf of the local Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland party, which he helped establish.<ref name="ek"/><ref name="pzc">{{Cite news |url = https://www.pzc.nl/schouwen-duiveland/robbert-lievense-40-gaat-eerste-kamer-in-namens-bbb-en-trekt-handen-af-van-zijn-leefbaar-schouwen-duiveland~a65acb51/ |url-access = subscription |date = 1 February 2024 |last = Modde |first = Marcel |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant|PZC]] |title = Robbert Lievense (40) gaat Eerste Kamer in namens BBB en trekt handen af van 'zijn' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland |trans-title = Robbert Lievense (40) enters Senate on behalf of BBB and disengages from 'his' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland }}</ref> He also started serving on the board of the [[Association of Netherlands Municipalities]] (VNG) in 2018. Lievense participated in the [[2023 Dutch Senate election|May 2023 Senate election]] on the [[party list]] of BBB, but he did not win a seat.<ref name="ek">{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/r_lievense_bpa_bbb |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = R. Lievense BPA (BBB) }}</ref> When [[Pim Walenkamp]] stepped down as senator, Lievense was selected to succeed him, and he was sworn in on 6 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20240206/lievense_bbb_geinstalleerd_als |access-date = 10 February 2024 |date = 6 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = Lievense (BBB) geïnstalleerd als Eerste Kamerlid |trans-title = Lievense (BBB) installed as senator }}</ref> He simultaneously left the municipal council and the board of VNG, while he retained his job at the Noord-Beveland municipality.<ref name="ek"/>
=== Senate committee assignments === * Committee on European Affairs * Committee on Infrastructure, Water Management and the Environment * Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/commissies?lid=vmaeeu85clid |access-date = 10 February 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |title = Lidmaatschappen R. Lievense |trans-title = Memberships R. Lievense }}</ref>
== Personal life == He was a resident of [[Zierikzee]] as of 2024, and he is married to Rudi Almekinders.<ref name="ek"/>
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{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027|state=collapsed}} {{authority control}}
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