50PLUS
Sign in to save50Plus (; stylised as 50PLUS and abbreviated 50+) is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests with a centrist political line. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff and Jan Nagel.
Key facts
- Political party.country
- the Netherlands
- Political party.name
- 50Plus
- Political party.logo
- 50PLUS (nl) Logo.svg
- Political party.logo_size
- 130px
- Political party.abbreviation
- 50+
- Political party.leader
- Jan Struijs
- Political party.chairman
- Willem Dekker
- Political party.predecessor
- Party for Justice, Action and Progress
- Political party.leader1_name
- Martin van Rooijen
- Political party.leader1_title
- Leader in the Senate
- Political party.foundation
- 2009 ('''', )9 October 2010 (current name)
- Political party.seats1_title
- Senate
- Political party.seats2_title
- House of Representatives
- Political party.seats3_title
- European Parliament
- Political party.seats4_title
- Provincial councils
- Political party.membership_year
- 2026
- Political party.membership
- 1,935
- Political party.position
- Centre
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- 2009–2011
- 2012–2015
- 2016–2019
- 2020
- 2021–present
- Ideology
- Election results
- House of Representatives
- Senate
- European Parliament
- Provincial councils
- Organization
- Leadership
- Representation
- Members of the House of Representatives
- Senators
- See also
- Notes
- References
50Plus (; stylised as 50PLUS and abbreviated 50+) is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests with a centrist political line. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff and Jan Nagel.
The party first participated in the 2011 provincial elections, in which it won 9 provincial council seats, allowing it to be represented in the Senate by Nagel. Under lead candidate Henk Krol, the party entered the House of Representatives for the first time at the 2012 general election. On 6 May 2021, party leader Liane den Haan, its sole member in the House of Representatives, left to sit as an Independent following an internal dispute. The party re-entered the parliament under the leadership of Jan Struijs after the 2025 general election.