Henk Krol
Dutch politician
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::summary Dutch politician ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Henk Krol |
| image | Henk Krol 2013.jpg |
| caption | Krol in 2013 |
| office | [Member of the House |
| of Representatives](house-of-representatives-netherlands) | |
| term_start | 10 September 2014 |
| term_end | 30 March 2021 |
| term_start2 | 20 September 2012 |
| term_end2 | 4 October 2013 |
| office3 | Parliamentary leader in the |
| House of Representatives | |
| term_start3 | 6 May 2020 |
| term_end3 | 8 August 2020 |
| parliamentarygroup3 | Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen Group |
| term_start4 | 10 September 2014 |
| term_end4 | 3 May 2020 |
| predecessor4 | Martine Baay-Timmerman |
| successor4 | Corrie van Brenk |
| parliamentarygroup4 | 50PLUS |
| term_start5 | 20 September 2012 |
| term_end5 | 4 October 2013 |
| successor5 | Norbert Klein |
| parliamentarygroup5 | 50PLUS |
| office6 | Leader of 50PLUS |
| term_start6 | 8 October 2016 |
| term_end6 | 3 May 2020 |
| predecessor6 | Jan Nagel |
| successor6 | Liane den Haan |
| term_start7 | 12 January 2012 |
| term_end7 | 4 October 2013 |
| predecessor7 | Jan Nagel |
| successor7 | Jan Nagel |
| birthname | Henricus Cornelis Maria Krol |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| nationality | Dutch |
| party | Belang van Nederland (since 2023) |
| otherparty | VVD (1977–2011) |
| 50PLUS (2011–2020) | |
| Party for the Future (2020) | |
| Henk Krol List (2020–2022) | |
| alma_mater | Free University Amsterdam |
| (Bachelor of Philosophy) | |
| occupation | |
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| name = Henk Krol | image = Henk Krol 2013.jpg | caption = Krol in 2013 | office = Member of the House of Representatives | term_start = 10 September 2014 | term_end = 30 March 2021 | term_start2 = 20 September 2012 | term_end2 = 4 October 2013 | office3 = Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | term_start3 = 6 May 2020 | term_end3 = 8 August 2020 | parliamentarygroup3 = Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen Group | term_start4 = 10 September 2014 | term_end4 = 3 May 2020 | predecessor4 = Martine Baay-Timmerman | successor4 = Corrie van Brenk | parliamentarygroup4 = 50PLUS | term_start5 = 20 September 2012 | term_end5 = 4 October 2013 | successor5 = Norbert Klein | parliamentarygroup5 = 50PLUS | office6 = Leader of 50PLUS | term_start6 = 8 October 2016 | term_end6 = 3 May 2020 | predecessor6 = Jan Nagel | successor6 = Liane den Haan | term_start7 = 12 January 2012 | term_end7 = 4 October 2013 | predecessor7 = Jan Nagel | successor7 = Jan Nagel | birthname = Henricus Cornelis Maria Krol | birth_date = | birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Dutch | party = Belang van Nederland (since 2023) | otherparty = VVD (1977–2011) 50PLUS (2011–2020) Party for the Future (2020) Henk Krol List (2020–2022) | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Free University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Philosophy) | occupation = | signature = | website =
Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol (; born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2013, and again from 2014 to 2021. Having served as the leader of 50PLUS, he left the party in 2020, due to disagreements with the rest of the party's leadership. Since 2023, Krol has been a member of Belang van Nederland (BVNL).
Career
Krol served as the main spokesman for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the House of Representatives from 1978 until 1985. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine Gay Krant, which he founded in 1980. Between March 2011 and September 2012, he was a member of the Provincial Council of North Brabant.
For the 2012 general election Krol was the lead candidate for the pensioners' party 50PLUS. Krol was the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the House of Representatives from 13 September 2012 until 4 October 2013 and a Member of the House of Representatives from 20 September 2012 until 4 October 2013.
On 4 October 2013, de Volkskrant published an article alleging that Krol withheld pension money from his employees from 2004 until 2007, and then again in 2009, while working for the Gay Krant. De Volkskrant said that the tip-off leading to the article had come via Publeaks NL, a new Dutch anonymous whistleblowing initiative. The same day, Krol announced his resignation from the House of Representatives in a letter, admitting that he made 'many mistakes'. Although he did not address the allegations directly, he concluded that "it is impossible for me to continue in my function as representative". He was replaced in the House of Representatives by Martine Baay-Timmerman on 29 October 2013.
He was elected with preferential votes for the Ouderen Appèl party to the municipal council of Eindhoven in March 2014. Krol returned to the House of Representatives on 10 September 2014, when Martine Baay-Timmerman went on sick leave.
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After disagreements with the party board of 50PLUS, Krol resigned from his leadership position and exited the party. He founded the Party for the Future together with fellow independent member of the House of Representatives Femke Merel van Kooten, but left the party a few months later. He unsuccessfully participated in the 2021 general election with the progressive conservative party Henk Krol List (), which he had established on 18 October 2020. In the 2023 general election, Krol was the second candidate of the right-wing to far-right party Belang van Nederland, but did not win a seat.
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Votes | Result | . | Party seats | Individual | 2012 | 2017 | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives | 50PLUS}};" | 50PLUS | 1 | 148,273 | 2 | ||||||
| House of Representatives | 50PLUS}};" | 50PLUS | 1 | 233,179 | 4 | ||||||
| House of Representatives | Henk Krol List}};" | Henk Krol List | 1 | 8,043 | 0 | ||||||
| House of Representatives | Belang van Nederland}};" | Belang van Nederland | 2 | 1,472 | 0 | ||||||
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Decorations
- [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg|50px]] Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 1999)
References
References
- {{in lang. en [http://www.passportmagazine.com/GayWeddings/Netherlands.php Romance in The Netherlands by Diane Anderson-Minshall] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-15 , Passportmagazine.com, July 6, 2008)
- {{in lang. nl [http://nos.nl/artikel/380198-henk-krol-lijsttrekker-ouderenpartij.html Henk Krol lijsttrekker ouderenpartij], NOS, 4 June 2012
- {{in lang. nl [http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3520996/2013/10/04/Hoofdredacteur-Henk-Krol-ontdook-pensioenbetalingen.dhtml Krol ontdook voor tienduizenden euro's aan pensioenpremies], De Volkskrant, 4 October 2013
- "Stichting Publeaks website".
- Steinglass, Matt. "Dutch pensioners' champion quits over contributions dispute". [[Financial Times]].
- {{in lang. nl [http://nos.nl/artikel/558506-krol-vijanden-hebben-gewonnen.html Krol: vijanden hebben gewonnen], NOS, 4 October 2013
- (7 October 2013). "Baay definitief in Kamer voor 50Plus". Volkskrant.
- (20 March 2014). "Henk Krol met voorkeursstemmen gekozen in Eindhoven". ND.
- (10 September 2014). "Krol (50PLUS) en Leenders (PvdA) keren terug in Tweede Kamer". Parlement.com.
- {{in lang. nl [http://nos.nl/artikel/2352788-henk-krol-na-ruzie-met-henk-otten-weg-bij-partij-voor-de-toekomst.html Henk Krol na ruzie met Henk Otten weg bij Partij voor de Toekomst], NOS, 19 October 2020
- (18 October 2020). "Henk Krol gaat in z'n eentje door: 'Zoveel mensen steunen mij'".
- "Lijst Henk Krol (LHK)". [[University of Groningen]].
- (17 September 2012). "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012".
- (21 March 2017). "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)".
- (29 March 2021). "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021".
- (4 December 2023). "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023".
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