Robbert Lievense

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Robbert Lievense
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
6 February 2024
Preceded byPim 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 40)
Noordgouwe, Netherlands
Political partyFarmer–Citizen Movement
Other political
affiliations
Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland
SpouseRudi Almekinders
Occupation
  • Politician
  • civil servant

Robbert Lievense (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbərt ˈlivənsə]; born 4 August 1983) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).

Biography[edit]

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.[1]

In 2005, he became a member of the Municipal Council 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 (VNG) in 2018. Lievense participated in the May 2023 Senate election on the party list of BBB, but he did not win a seat.[1] When 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[edit]

  • Committee on European Affairs
  • Committee on Infrastructure, Water Management and the Environment
  • Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport[4]

Personal life[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "R. Lievense BPA (BBB)". Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ Modde, Marcel (1 February 2024). "Robbert Lievense (40) gaat Eerste Kamer in namens BBB en trekt handen af van 'zijn' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland" [Robbert Lievense (40) enters Senate on behalf of BBB and disengages from 'his' Leefbaar Schouwen-Duiveland]. PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Lievense (BBB) geïnstalleerd als Eerste Kamerlid" [Lievense (BBB) installed as senator]. Senate (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Lidmaatschappen R. Lievense" [Memberships R. Lievense]. Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.