# Robbert Lievense

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Dutch politician (born 1983)

Robbert Lievense Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 6 February 2024 Preceded by Pim Walenkamp Member of the Schouwen-Duiveland Municipal Council In office 28 February 2005 – 6 February 2024 Personal details Born Robbert Lievense (1983-08-04) 4 August 1983 (age 42) Noordgouwe, Netherlands Party Farmer–Citizen Movement Other political affiliations Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland Spouse Rudi Almekinders Occupation Politician civil servant

**Robbert Lievense** (Dutch pronunciation: [\[ˈrɔbərt ˈlivənsə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch); born 4 August 1983) is a Dutch politician of the [Farmer–Citizen Movement](/source/Farmer%E2%80%93Citizen_Movement) (BBB).

## Biography

Lievense was born in 1983 in [Noordgouwe](/source/Noordgouwe), [Schouwen-Duiveland](/source/Schouwen-Duiveland). He did [MEAO](/source/MEAO) at ROC Zeeland from 1999 until 2002, and he started working as a strategic adviser for the [Noord-Beveland](/source/Noord-Beveland) municipality four years later.[1]

In 2005, he became a member of the [Municipal Council](/source/Municipal_council_(Netherlands)) of Schouwen-Duiveland on behalf of the local Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland party, which he helped establish.[1][2] He also started serving on the board of the [Association of Netherlands Municipalities](/source/Association_of_Netherlands_Municipalities) (VNG) in 2018. Lievense participated in the [May 2023 Senate election](/source/2023_Dutch_Senate_election) on the [party list](/source/Party_list) of BBB, but he did not win a seat.[1] When [Pim Walenkamp](/source/Pim_Walenkamp) stepped down as senator, Lievense was selected to succeed him, and he was sworn in on 6 February 2024.[3] He simultaneously left the municipal council and the board of VNG, while he retained his job at the Noord-Beveland municipality.[1]

### Senate committee assignments

- Committee on European Affairs

- Committee on Infrastructure, Water Management and the Environment

- Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport[4]

## Personal life

He was a resident of [Zierikzee](/source/Zierikzee) as of 2024, and he is married to Rudi Almekinders.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ek_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ek_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ek_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ek_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ek_1-4) ["R. Lievense BPA (BBB)"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/r_lievense_bpa_bbb). *[Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands))* (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pzc_2-0)** Modde, Marcel (1 February 2024). ["Robbert Lievense (40) gaat Eerste Kamer in namens BBB en trekt handen af van 'zijn' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland"](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/) [Robbert Lievense (40) enters Senate on behalf of BBB and disengages from 'his' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland]. *[PZC](/source/Provinciale_Zeeuwse_Courant)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Lievense (BBB) geïnstalleerd als Eerste Kamerlid"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20240206/lievense_bbb_geinstalleerd_als) [Lievense (BBB) installed as senator]. *[Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands))* (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lidmaatschappen R. Lievense"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/commissies?lid=vmaeeu85clid) [Memberships R. Lievense]. *[Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands))* (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 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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