Michel Rog

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. Since 2020, he has been an alderman in the municipal executive of Haarlem.

Michel Rog
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 September 2012 – 12 January 2021
Personal details
Born (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66 (until 2006)
Christian Democratic Appeal (since 2012)
ResidenceHaarlem

Career

Rog 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. Reelected in 2017, he resigned his seat in 2021 after he was inaugurated as the alderman of Haarlem for finance, sport and public space on 17 December 2020.

Personal life

Michel Rog is married and has two sons. He lives in Haarlem.

Decorations
Honours
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 12 January 2021

References
  1. 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.
  2. "CDA'er Rog verlaat Tweede Kamer na verkiezingen om gezin". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2020-09-02. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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