Johan Dessing (born 1965) is a Dutch politician and a member of the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
for the
Forum for Democracy
Forum for Democracy ( ; FvD) is a far-right political party in the Netherlands, originally founded as a think tank by Thierry Baudet and Henk Otten in 2015 before registering itself as a party the following year. The FvD first participated i ...
party.
Before entering politics, Dessing was an
air traffic controller
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at
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport (, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipal ...
. Dessing has been a member of the Provincial Council in North-Holland since 28 March 2019 and the party leader of the FvD in the province. On 11 June 2019, he was also installed as a senator in the Senate. Since March 2022, he has been the party's only senator and is therefore parliamentary leader. He is the brother of Dutch television presenter
Floortje Dessing.
Electoral history
See also
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List of members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023
Between 11 June 2019 and 6 June 2023, 91 individuals served as representatives in Senate, the 75-seat upper house of the States-General of the Netherlands. 75 members were elected in the 27 May 2019 Senate election, and 16 members were appointed ...
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References
External links
Senate websiteProfile at parlement.com
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1965 births
21st-century Dutch politicians
Living people
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Forum for Democracy (Netherlands) politicians
Politicians from Amsterdam