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Henk Krol

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Henk Krol
Krol in 2013
Member of the House
of Representatives
In office
10 September 2014 – 30 March 2021
In office
20 September 2012 – 4 October 2013
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
6 May 2020 – 8 August 2020
Parliamentary groupKrol/Van Kooten-Arissen Group
In office
10 September 2014 – 3 May 2020
Preceded byMartine Baay-Timmerman
Succeeded byCorrie van Brenk
Parliamentary group50PLUS
In office
20 September 2012 – 4 October 2013
Succeeded byNorbert Klein
Parliamentary group50PLUS
Leader of 50PLUS
In office
8 October 2016 – 3 May 2020
Preceded byJan Nagel
Succeeded byLiane den Haan
In office
12 January 2012 – 4 October 2013
Preceded byJan Nagel
Succeeded byJan Nagel
Personal details
Born
Henricus Cornelis Maria Krol

(1950-04-01) 1 April 1950 (age 74)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Political partyBelang van Nederland (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		VVD (1977–2011)
50PLUS (2011–2020)
Party for the Future (2020)
Henk Krol List (2020–2022)
Alma materFree University Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Philosophy)
Occupation

Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs kɔrˈneːlɪs maːˈrijaː ɦɛŋ ˈkrɔl]; 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

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] De Volkskrant said that the tip-off leading to the article had come via Publeaks NL,[4] a new Dutch anonymous whistleblowing initiative.[5] 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".[6] He was replaced in the House of Representatives by Martine Baay-Timmerman on 29 October 2013.[7]

He was elected with preferential votes for the Ouderen Appèl party to the municipal council of Eindhoven in March 2014.[8] Krol returned to the House of Representatives on 10 September 2014, when Martine Baay-Timmerman went on sick leave.[9]

Logo of the Henk Krol List (2020–2022)

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.[10] He unsuccessfully participated in the 2021 general election with the progressive conservative party Henk Krol List (Dutch: Lijst Henk Krol), which he had established on 18 October 2020.[11][12] 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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Electoral history of Henk Krol
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2012 House of Representatives 50PLUS 1 148,273 2 Won [13]
2017 House of Representatives 50PLUS 1 233,179 4 Won [14]
2021 House of Representatives Henk Krol List 1 8,043 0 Lost [15]
2023 House of Representatives Belang van Nederland 2 1,472 0 Lost [16]

Decorations

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References

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  1. ^ (in English) Romance in The Netherlands by Diane Anderson-Minshall Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Passportmagazine.com, July 6, 2008
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Henk Krol lijsttrekker ouderenpartij, NOS, 4 June 2012
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Krol ontdook voor tienduizenden euro's aan pensioenpremies, De Volkskrant, 4 October 2013
  4. ^ "Stichting Publeaks website". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ Steinglass, Matt. "Dutch pensioners' champion quits over contributions dispute". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ^ (in Dutch) Krol: vijanden hebben gewonnen, NOS, 4 October 2013
  7. ^ "Baay definitief in Kamer voor 50Plus" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Henk Krol met voorkeursstemmen gekozen in Eindhoven" (in Dutch). ND. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Krol (50PLUS) en Leenders (PvdA) keren terug in Tweede Kamer" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ^ (in Dutch) Henk Krol na ruzie met Henk Otten weg bij Partij voor de Toekomst, NOS, 19 October 2020
  11. ^ "Henk Krol gaat in z'n eentje door: 'Zoveel mensen steunen mij'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Lijst Henk Krol (LHK)". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch). University of Groningen. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 98–99. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 132–148, 239. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 275–276. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 258–259. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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 Lijsttrekker of 50PLUS
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 Parliamentary leader of 50PLUS
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