Johan Dessing
Dutch politician (born 1965)
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Johan Dessing (born 1965) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate for the Forum for Democracy party.
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Johan Dessing | |
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| Member of the States of North Holland | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2019 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2019 | |
| Parliamentary leader of Forum for Democracy | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Party | Forum for Democracy |
Before entering politics, Dessing was an air traffic controller at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. 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.[1][2][3][4]
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Forum for Democracy | 42 | 84 | 8 | Lost | [5] | |
| 2023 | Senate | 1 | 2 | Won | [6] | |||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | 10 | 162 | 3 | Lost | [7] | ||
| 2024 | European Parliament | 7 | 290 | 0 | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2025 | House of Representatives | 42 | 21 | 7 | Lost | [9] | ||