Ronald Sørensen

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

Ronald Sørensen
Ronald Sørensen in 2009
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 9 June 2015
Personal details
Born (1947-05-04) 4 May 1947
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political party
OccupationPolitician, teacher

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 is of Norwegian descent through his great-grandfather.[4]

Bibliography
  • Een gehate minderheid: NSB'ers in Rotterdam, 2003, Rotterdam - Speakers Academy, ISBN 90-806300-7-1
  • Nu ik het opschrijf, word ik weer boos, 2011, Rotterdam, ISBN 9789081729017
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References
  1. (in Dutch) Ronald Sørensen voor PVV in Eerste Kamer, Elsevier, 24 March 2011
  2. (in 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. (in Dutch) Ronald Sørensen, vijfeeuwenmigratie.nl


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