Ronald Sørensen

Ronald Sørensen

Ronald Sørensen in 2009
Born (1947-05-04) 4 May 1947
Occupation Politician, teacher
Political party Livable Rotterdam
Party for Freedom

Ronald Sørensen (born 4 May 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch politician. He served in the Senate for the Party for Freedom between 2011 and 2015.

Biography

Sørensen obtained an M.A. 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.[1] On 7 June 2011 he was installed as a member of the Senate.[2] He served until 9 June 2015.[3]

His great-grandfather was Norwegian.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. (Dutch) Ronald Sørensen voor PVV in Eerste Kamer, Elsevier, 24 March 2011
  2. (Dutch) Het Oog: Sorensen wordt PVV-senator, NOS, 6 June 2011
  3. "Drs. R. (Ronald) Sörensen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. (Dutch) Ronald Sørensen, vijfeeuwenmigratie.nl
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