Martijn van Dam

Who is Martijn van Dam?

Martinus Hendricus Petrus van Dam is a Dutch engineer and politician for the Labour Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives and a former councillor for the municipality of Eindhoven. From the time he entered parliament on January 30, 2003 to November 29, 2006 he was the youngest member of parliament.

Van Dam was born in Zoetermeer and grew up in Huissen. He moved to Eindhoven with his family in 1990, where he attended the Eindhoven University of Technology. He was active in different student associations and also joined the Young Socialists. In 1998 he ran for the city council of Eindhoven and became a councillor, later speaker for the Labour Party caucus in the city council and member of the national party committee of the Labour Party. After graduating from university he worked at Philips until 2003.

In 2003 he was elected member of the House of Representatives, becoming the youngest member. He moved to Utrecht in 2005.

In his first period in the House Labour Party caucus, Van Dam was spokesman for media, technology and innovation.