Auke van der Goot
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
13 June 2023
Personal details
Born
Auke Sjerp van der Goot

(1952-01-29) 29 January 1952
Huizum, Netherlands
Political partyFNP
OPNL
Alma materUniversity of Groningen

Drs. Auke Sjerp van der Goot (born 29 January 1952) is a Dutch former civil servant and politician on behalf of the Frisian National Party (FNP) and Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL).[1][2] Representing the latter, he is currently member of the Senate.

Early life and education

Van der Goot was born in Huizum, a former village which is currently a neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, and attended the Christian Gymnasium there. He subsequently studied history and economics at the University of Groningen.[3]

Career

In 1982 Van der Goot worked on the European dimension of Frisian language and cultural policy for the province of Friesland. Between 1993 and 1998 he worked as a researcher at the Fryske Akademy in Leeuwarden where he conducted research into bi- and trilingual education. He worked as a policy advisor at the Ministry of the Interior from 1999 to 2022.[1][3]

During the 2023 Senate elections, he was party leader of OPNL.[4][5] He has been a member of the Senate on behalf of OPNL since 13 June 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 "Drs. A.Sj. (Auke) van der Goot". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Drs. A.Sj. van der Goot (OPNL)". Eerste Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Ús minsken - Earste Keamer" [Our people - Senate]. FNP (in Western Frisian). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Auke van der Goot (FNP) uit Leeuwarden verkozen tot eerste kandidaat voor zetel Onafhankelijke Politiek Nederland" [Auke van der Goot (FNP) from Leeuwarden elected as first candidate for seat Independent Politics Netherlands]. Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Grasdijk, Sybrand (30 May 2023). "Drie Friezen op drempel van Eerste Kamer, eentje in de wachtkamer" [Three Frisians on the doorstep of the Senate, one in the waiting room]. Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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