Ronald Sørensen
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Ronald Sørensen is a Dutch
politician
.
in history from Utrecht University
. Before he became political active he was a history and biology teacher. He co-founded the Livable Rotterdam party and was an early associate of the politician Pim Fortuyn
, who was assassinated in 2002.
From 2002 to 2011 he was a member of the municipal council
of Rotterdam on behalf of Livable Rotterdam, as well as fraction leader from 2002 to 2010, and from 2007 to 2011 he was a member of the States-Provincial
of South Holland
on behalf of Livable Zuid-Holland
.
Sørensen became candidate for the Party for Freedom
(PVV) at the 2011 Dutch Senate election
. On June 7, 2011 he was installed as a member of the Senate.
His great-grandfather was Norwegian
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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Biography
Sørensen obtained an M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in history from Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
. Before he became political active he was a history and biology teacher. He co-founded the Livable Rotterdam party and was an early associate of the politician Pim Fortuyn
Pim Fortuyn
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List ....
, who was assassinated in 2002.
From 2002 to 2011 he was a member of the municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
of Rotterdam on behalf of Livable Rotterdam, as well as fraction leader from 2002 to 2010, and from 2007 to 2011 he was a member of the States-Provincial
States-Provincial
The States'-Provincial is the provincial parliament and legislative assembly in each of the Provinces of the Netherlands. It is elected for each province simultaneously once every four years and has the responsibility for matters of sub-national or regional importance...
of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
on behalf of Livable Zuid-Holland
Livable Zuid-Holland
Livable Zuid-Holland is a Dutch provincial-level political party, whose aim is to represent the many local-level parties in provincial-level politics. The party's only representative was Lenneke van der Meer from the 2003 elections until 2007. She had been the party's fractievoorzitter...
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Sørensen became candidate for the Party for Freedom
Party for Freedom
The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...
(PVV) at the 2011 Dutch Senate election
Dutch Senate election, 2011
The elections of the Dutch Senate of 2011 were held on 23 May 2011, following the provincial elections on 2 March 2011. The 566 members of the twelve States-Provincial elected the 75 Senate members...
. On June 7, 2011 he was installed as a member of the Senate.
His great-grandfather was Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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