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The Netherlands’ 31 MEPs

Every Dutch Member of the European Parliament, ranked by declared lobby meetings this term.

The Netherlands has 31 MEPs in the 2024–2029 European Parliament. Together they have declared 4,688 lobby meetings this term - on average 151 per member, vs 100 Parliament-wide. (As of 7 November 2026.)

30 of the 31 have at least one meeting on record. The fullest declaration sheets belong to Jeannette Baljeu, Bart Groothuis, Marit Maij.

All Dutch MEPs

RenewJeannette BaljeuVolkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie472meetings58%linkedRenewBart GroothuisVolkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie418meetings42%linkedS&DMarit MaijProgressief Nederland383meetings51%linkedEPPDirk GotinkIndependent291meetings67%linkedEPPIngeborg ter LaakChristen Democratisch Appèl263meetings67%linkedRenewRaquel García Hermida-van der WalleDemocraten 66213meetings25%linkedECRBert-Jan RuissenStaatkundig Gereformeerde PartijSloppy210meetings19%linkedS&DLara WoltersProgressief Nederland202meetings65%linkedS&DMohammed ChahimProgressief Nederland187meetings74%linkedGreens/EFAAnna StrolenbergVolt179meetings36%linkedGreens/EFATineke StrikProgressief Nederland172meetings42%linkedGreens/EFAReinier van LanschotVolt161meetings34%linkedS&DThijs ReutenProgressief Nederland157meetings20%linkedRenewGerben-Jan GerbrandyDemocraten 66155meetings72%linkedGreens/EFAKim van SparrentakProgressief Nederland151meetings43%linkedECRJessika van LeeuwenBoerBurgerBeweging125meetings28%linkedPfEAuke ZijlstraPartij voor de Vrijheid118meetings87%linkedRenewMalik AzmaniVolkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie107meetings9%linkedPfESebastian KruisPartij voor de Vrijheid97meetings47%linkedGreens/EFACatarina VieiraProgressief Nederland95meetings54%linkedECRSander SmitBoerBurgerBeweging95meetings42%linkedRenewBrigitte van den BergDemocraten 6692meetings84%linkedThe LeftAnja HazekampPartij voor de Dieren77meetings56%linkedPfETon DiepeveenPartij voor de Vrijheid74meetings58%linkedRenewAnouk van BrugVolkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie65meetings32%linkedEPPJeroen LenaersChristen Democratisch Appèl63meetings31%linkedPfEMieke AndriesePartij voor de Vrijheid20meetings5%linkedPfEMarieke EhlersPartij voor de Vrijheid19meetings62%linkedGreens/EFAUfuk KâhyaNetherlands - PRO Europa15meetings48%linkedPfERachel BlomPartij voor de Vrijheid12meetings86%linkedEPPWillemien KoningChristen Democratisch Appèl0meetings–linked

Two labels can appear on these cards: black box for members seated at least two years with no lobby meeting on record at all, and sloppy for members who leave out the Register ID in at least 40% of the entries where they name an organisation that is in the Transparency Register (on 10 such entries or more, and at least 5 left out). Neither is a finding of a rule breach - how both are counted.

Former members this term

3 members for the Netherlands have left the Parliament since the term began on 16 July 2024. Each page keeps the record of the time in the seat. They are not among the 31 MEPs above, and their meetings are in none of this site's totals, ranks or averages for the current Parliament.