# Tineke Strik

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Tineke Strik Tineke Strik in 2024 Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands Incumbent Assumed office 2 July 2019 Member of the Senate of the Netherlands In office 12 June 2007 – 1 July 2019 Personal details Born Martina Hermina Antonia Strik (1961-09-28) 28 September 1961 (age 64) Alphen, Netherlands Party GreenLeft

**Martina Hermina Antonia "Tineke" Strik** (born 28 September 1961) is a Dutch politician. From 2007 to 2019 she was a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_the_Netherlands) for [GreenLeft](/source/GreenLeft). Since 2019 she is a member of the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) sitting with the [Greens–European Free Alliance](/source/Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance) group.

## Biography

Between 1979 and 1983, Strik studied social work at the social academy "Den Elzent" in [Eindhoven](/source/Eindhoven). In the meanwhile, she worked at the [Kindertelefoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kindertelefoon&action=edit&redlink=1), a phone help line for children. Between 1981 and 1985, she worked as a youth worker at the Cultural Youth Centre "De Effenaar" in Eindhoven. She continued to study [international law](/source/International_law) at the [Radboud University](/source/Radboud_University) between 1985 and 1991, she also studied [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language) between 1989 and 1991. Between 1990 and 1993, she worked a legal consultant at the Youth Advice Centre in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam). Between 1994 and 1995, she briefly studied law at the Radbouw University. She also took courses at the [Red Cross](/source/Red_Cross), [Clingendael](/source/Netherlands_Institute_of_International_Relations_Clingendael), and the [University Utrecht](/source/University_Utrecht) where she studied [war law](/source/War_law), [European law](/source/European_law) and [administrative law](/source/Administrative_law). Between 1993 and 1996, she worked at Vluchtelingenwerk, an organization that helps [refugees](/source/Refugees), as a legal consultant. She then worked as a judicial secretary at the court of [Zwolle](/source/Zwolle), working for the chamber of refugees. In 1997, she made the switch to politics: she began to work for the [GreenLeft](/source/GreenLeft) parliamentary party as a policy advisor on justice. Between 2001 and 2002, she worked as policy coordinator for the [Ministry of Justice](/source/Ministry_of_Justice_(Netherlands)).

Between 2002 and 2006, she was [alderman](/source/Wethouder) for social affairs, including youth, culture and minorities in [Wageningen](/source/Wageningen). In 2004, she also became researcher-[PhD](/source/PhD)-candidate at the Centre for Migration law of the Radboud University. She had several positions within the GreenLeft. She was member of the Strategic Council, a council of local and national GreenLeft politicians on the party's course. In 2005–2006, she was a member of the committee which wrote GreenLeft's [election program](/source/Election_program). She also was suppleant of the congress of local government of the [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe) and observer at the 2005 local elections in the [Palestinian National Authority](/source/Palestinian_National_Authority).

In 2007, she was elected into the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_the_Netherlands).[1] In 2008, she announced that she was one of five candidates for the position of [top candidate](/source/Lijsttrekker) for the [GreenLeft](/source/GreenLeft) in the 2009 [European Parliament election](/source/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands), but she did not become a member of that body until 2019. Strik was [re-elected in June 2024](/source/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands) as the fifth candidate on the shared [GroenLinks–PvdA](/source/GroenLinks%E2%80%93PvdA) list, which received a [plurality](/source/Plurality_(voting)) in the Netherlands of eight seats.[2] Her focus has since been on [rule of law](/source/Rule_of_law), democracy, asylum, and migration.[3]

## Personal life

Strik was born on a farm in a family of six children in [Dodewaard](/source/Dodewaard).

## Electoral history

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Electoral history of Tineke Strik Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref. Party seats Individual 2024 European Parliament GroenLinks–PvdA 5 46,348 8 Won [2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mrs Tineke Strik Information"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090213215930/http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?MemberID=6254). *10/30/2011*. Parliamentary Assembly Europe. Archived from [the original](http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?MemberID=6254) on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-eu24_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-eu24_2-1) ["Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024) [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 11–12, 35. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tineke Strik"](https://groenlinkspvda.nl/onze-mensen/europees-parlement/tineke-strik/). *[GroenLinks–PvdA](/source/GroenLinks%E2%80%93PvdA)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019) Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) ‹Hermans› Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (president) Bruijn ‹De Bruijn-Wezeman› Duthler ‹De Grave› Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen ‹Klip-Martin› Knip ‹Krikke› Schaap Schouwenaar ‹Swagerman› Van de Ven ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman ‹Hoekstra› N.J. van Kesteren Knapen ‹Lokin-Sassen› Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor Democrats 66 (D66: 10) ‹De Graaf› Engels ‹Andriessen› Backer ‹Bredenoord› ‹Gout-van Sinderen› Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan ‹Schaper› Schnabel Stienen ‹Vink› Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) Faber ‹Aardema› ‹Van Beek› Dercksen ‹P. van Dijk› Van Hattem ‹T. van Kesteren› Kok ‹Kops› ‹Markuszower› ‹Popken› ‹Van der Sluijs› Van Strien ‹Van Weerdenburg› Socialist Party (SP: 9) Kox Van Apeldoorn Don ‹Elzinga› Gerkens Köhler Meijer ‹Overbeek› ‹Reuten› ‹Ruers› ‹Wezel› Labour Party (PvdA: 8) ‹Barth› Postema Sent ‹Beuving› ‹Fiers› Nooren ‹Schrijver› ‹Sini› Verheijen ‹Vlietstra› ‹Vreeman› ‹Van Zandbrink› GroenLinks (GL: 4) Strik ‹Binnema› Ganzevoort Lindmeijer ‹Vos› Christian Union (CU: 3) Kuiper ‹Bikker› Ester ‹Sietsma› Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) Koffeman ‹Van Leeuwen› ‹Teunissen› Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) Schalk D. van Dijk 50PLUS (50+: 2) Nagel ‹Baay-Timmerman› ‹Van Rooijen› Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) Ten Hoeve Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

v t e « 2014–2019 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 2019–2024 » 2024–2029 » Labour Party Agnes Jongerius Kati Piri Paul Tang Vera Tax Mohammed Chahim Lara Wolters People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Malik Azmani Caroline Nagtegaal-van Doorn Jan Huitema Liesje Schreinemacher Bart Groothuis Christian Democratic Appeal Esther de Lange Annie Schreijer-Pierik Jeroen Lenaers Tom Berendsen Henk Jan Ormel Forum for Democracy Derk Jan Eppink Rob Roos Rob Rooken GroenLinks Bas Eickhout Tineke Strik Kim van Sparrentak Christian Union – Reformed Political Party Peter van Dalen Bert-Jan Ruissen Anja Haga Democrats 66 Samira Rafaela Party for the Animals Anja Hazekamp 50PLUS Toine Manders Independent Sophie in 't Veld

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