Michel Richard Joachim Rog (born 3 April 1973) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2021.[1][2] A member of Democrats 66 (D66) until 2006, he joined the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in 2012. He served as alderman in the municipal executive of Haarlem between 2020 and 2021.
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 12 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michel Richard Joachim Rog 3 April 1973 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (until 2006) Christian Democratic Appeal (2012–2023) New Social Contract (since 2023) |
| Residence | Haarlem |
Career
editRog worked as a teacher of civics. Succeedingly he worked as a team leader civil aviation for trade union De Unie from 1999 to 2006. He was a member of the council of the former Amsterdam borough De Baarsjes from 2002 to 2006, where he led the Democrats 66 party group. From 2006 he was working as a board member and from 2008 as president of CNV Onderwijs, the teachers' union of the Christian National Trade Union Federation (Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond).
He entered the House of Representatives after he was placed fifth on the Christian Democratic Appeal list in the 2012 general election led by Sybrand van Haersma Buma. He was reelected in the 2017 general election, but resigned his seat in 2021 after he was inaugurated as the alderman of Haarlem for finance, sport and public space on 17 December 2020. In October 2021, he resigned as alderman after criticising the country's COVID pass policy and refusing to have his COVID pass scanned at a neighbourhood meeting.[3]
In August 2023, Rog announced he had joined New Social Contract, a new political party founded by fellow former CDA member Pieter Omtzigt.[4]
Personal life
editMichel Rog is married and has two sons. He lives in Haarlem.
Decorations
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| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 12 January 2021 | |
References
edit- ^ WATR2207 (2021-01-12). "Kamerlid Michel Rog (CDA) geridderd bij afscheid". www.tweedekamer.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "CDA'er Rog verlaat Tweede Kamer na verkiezingen om gezin". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Haarlemse wethouder Rog (CDA) stapt op na kritiek op anti-coronapastweet". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 30 October 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ @michelrog (August 25, 2023). "Wie mij kent weet dat ik ontzettend veel waardering heb voor Pieter Omtzigt. Hij is inhoudelijk, vasthoudend en mensgericht. Zijn nieuwe partij biedt hoop voor Nederland en inspireert mij. Dus ik maak de overstap en word lid van Nieuw Sociaal Contract @NwSocContract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Europa-nu.nl website
- (in Dutch) CDA website