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2019 In The Netherlands
Events from the year 2019 in the Netherlands. Incumbents * List of rulers of the Netherlands, Monarch: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander * List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Prime Minister: Mark Rutte (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD) * Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), Speaker of the House of Representatives: Khadija Arib (Labour Party (Netherlands), PvdA) * President of the Senate (Netherlands), President of the Senate: Jan Anthonie Bruijn (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD) Events * 1 January – ** A celebratory fire on the beach in Scheveningen caused a spark rain over the surrounding neighbourhood, setting multiple buildings on fire ** Arthur van Dijk (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD) is sworn in as the King's Commissioner of North Holland * 1 February – ** Hans Oosters (Labour Party (Netherlands), PvdA) becomes the King's Commissioner of Utrecht (province), Utrecht ** Pieter-Jaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rulers Of The Netherlands
These are Lists of monarchs in the Low Countries. * Count of Artois, List of counts of Artois * List of Belgian monarchs * Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom, List of lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom * List of counts van Bergh * Duchy of Bouillon#List of Dukes of Bouillon, List of dukes of Bouillon * List of lords of Bouillon * Duke of Brabant, List of dukes of Brabant (including the counts of Louvain, counts of Brussels, Landgraviate of Brabant, landgraves of Brabant, Duke of Lothier, dukes of Lothier, and List of rulers of Limburg, rulers of Limburg) * Duke of Burgundy, List of dukes of Burgundy (1384–1795, see also List of counts of Burgundy) * List of bishops and archbishops of Cambrai * Counts of Chiny, List of counts of Chiny * Duchy of Cleves#Rulers of Cleves, List of counts and dukes of Cleves * List of lords and counts of Egmont * Count of Flanders, List of counts of Flanders (see also List of countesses of Flanders by marriage) * List of monarchs of Frisia (incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding En Veiligheid
The National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (Dutch ''Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid''), abbreviated as NCTV, is the principal Dutch counterterrorism agency. It was established in January 2005 as the ''Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding'' (NCTb). The unit was enlarged and renamed in October 2012. The NCTV is under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice and Security, David van Weel, who succeeded Dilan Yeşilgöz in 2024. In charge of civil aviation and cybersecurity safety, it also analyses terrorism threats to determine the threat level (minimal, limited, substantial, or critical) in the Netherlands. The unit works closely with the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD). History The agency was involved in the investigation of Northwest Airlines Flight 253, which was an attempted in-flight bomb attack that occurred on 25 December 2009 and originated at Lag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harbers
Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers (born 19 April 1969) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 21 May 2019. Early life and education Harbers was born in Ede, Gelderland. He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam but dropped out before graduation. Political career Career in local politics A former communication employee, Harbers served as a member of the district council of Kralingen-Crooswijk from 1992 to 1998 and municipal councillor of Rotterdam from 2002 until 2007. He was an alderman from 2007 to 2009, in charge of Economic Affairs, the Port of Rotterdam and the Environment. Career in national politics During the 2006 general election, Harbers occupied the 26th place o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankie Broekers-Knol
Anneke "Ankie" Broekers-Knol (born 23 November 1946) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 11 June 2019 until 10 January 2022. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She previously served as a member of the Senate from 2 October 2001 until 11 June 2019 and as President of the Senate from 2 July 2013 to 11 June 2019. Broekers-Knol was chair of the Senate's standing committee for Security and Justice. She used to be director of the Department of Moot Court and Advocacy at Leiden University. She started her political career as a municipal councillor of Bloemendaal (1986–1997) and became acting mayor of Bloemendaal on 1 October 2023. Electoral history Decorations National * Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (4 June 2019) Foreign *: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (17 May 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Dutch Senate Election
The 2019 election to the Senate (Netherlands), Senate of the Netherlands was held on 27 May 2019, two months after the 2019 Dutch provincial elections, provincial elections. Forum for Democracy, which took part for the first time, became the largest party. This was later undone by several party splits. Electoral system The Senate consists of 75 members elected every four years by the members of the States-Provincial of the country's twelve provinces, and, following a law change in 2017, Electoral colleges for the Senate, electoral colleges representing the Special municipality (Netherlands), special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (island), Saba, who are in turn elected directly by the citizens two months earlier in the 2019 Dutch provincial elections, 2019 provincial and 2019 Dutch electoral college elections, electoral college elections. The seats are distributed in one nationwide constituency using party-list proportional representation. The value of each e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election In The Netherlands
An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It was the ninth time such an election had been held in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats had been set to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit, but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom, the number of seats to be elected remained at 26. Background Voting and election organisation Election planning Right to vote In order to vote, a person must: * have either the Dutch nationality or the nationality of a European Union member state, * be 18 years or older, and * not be otherwise disqualified from voting. Additionally, nationals of other member states of the European Union must: * be resident in the Netherlands on the day the candidates are nominated, * not be disqualified from voting either in the Netherlands or in the Member State in which they are a national, and * have registered in a municipality declaring that they want to vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election
The 2019 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 23 and 26 May 2019. It was the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent more than 512 million people from 28 member states. In February 2018, the European Parliament had voted to decrease the number of MEPs from 751 to 705 if the United Kingdom were to withdraw from the European Union on 29 March 2019. However, the United Kingdom participated alongside other EU member states after an extension of Article 50 to 31 October 2019; therefore, the allocation of seats between the member states and the total number of seats remained as it had been in 2014. On 26 May 2019, the centre-left and centre-right parties suffered significant losses, while pro-EU centrist, liberal and environmentalist parties and anti-EU right-wing populist parties made substantial gains. The European People's Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 March 1975 in the in Stockholm, Sweden and presented by Karin Falck. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SR), the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the with the song " Waterloo" by ABBA. Nineteen countries were represented at the contesta new record number of participants. made its first entry in the contest, and and returned after a one- and two-year absence, respectively. , after participating for the first time in the previous year's event, opted not to participate in 1975, due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The winner was the with the song " Ding-a-dong", composed by Dick Bakker, written by and Eddy Ouwens, and performed by the group Teach-In. This was the Netherlands' fourth contest victory, matching the record number of contest wins previously set by France and . Having been the opening son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with and not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgaria cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the with the song " Arcade", performed by Duncan L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Laurence
Duncan de Moor (; born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song " Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giving the Netherlands its first Eurovision win since 1975. "Arcade" became one of the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winning entries on streaming platforms and international charts in recent history. Prior to Eurovision, Laurence was a semi-finalist in the fifth season of '' The Voice of Holland''. Career Early life and career Born in Spijkenisse, Laurence grew up in Hellevoetsluis. He began writing his own songs as a teenager, as an escape from being bullied. He started his musical career at the Rock Academy in Tilburg, playing in a number of school bands, including his own, The Slick and Suited. Formed in 2013, the band went on to perform at Eurosonic Noorderslag. In February 2020, he revealed that he had oxygen deprivatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Dutch Provincial Elections
Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 20 March 2019. Eligible voters elected the members of the Provincial States in the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 Dutch water boards elections and, in the Caribbean Netherlands, island council elections. These elections also indirectly determine the composition of the Senate, since the members of the twelve provincial states, alongside electoral colleges elected in the Caribbean Netherlands on the same day, will elect the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 27 May, two months after the provincial elections. Because of this, the provincial elections were a test for the third Rutte cabinet, which previously had a majority of one seat in the Senate, but has since lost that majority. Seats summary Detailed results National By province Drenthe Flevoland Friesland Gelderland Groningen Limburg North Brabant North Holland Overijssel South Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Utrecht Shooting
On the morning of 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Dutch citizen (before being stripped of citizenship in 2022), originally from Turkey, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was considered an act of Islamic extremism."Utrecht tram shooting suspect confesses, claims he acted alone" , 22 March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
