Henk Krol


Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist, and politician of 50PLUS. He is the parliamentary leader of Party for the Future in the House of Representatives and a Member of the House of Representatives since 10 September 2014. He used to be the leader of 50PLUS but left due to disagreements with the rest of the party top. Krol has been the leader of the Party for the Future since 3 May 2020.

Career

Krol served as the main spokesman for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives from 1978 until 1985.
Krol was editor-in-chief of the magazine Gay Krant, which he founded in 1980.
Between March 2011 and September 2012 he was member of the States-Provincial of North Brabant.
For the 2012 general election Krol was the lijsttrekker for the Pensioners' Party 50PLUS.
Krol was the Parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the House of Representatives from 13 September 2012 until 4 October 2013 and a Member of the House of Representatives from 20 September 2012 until 4 October 2013.
On 4 October 2013, de Volkskrant published an article alleging that Krol withheld pension money from his employees from 2004 until 2007, and then again in 2009, while working for the Gay Krant. De Volkskrant said that the tip-off leading to the article had come via GlobaLeaks Publeaks, a new Dutch anonymous whistleblowing initiative. The same day, Krol announced his resignation from the House of Representatives in a letter, admitting that he made 'many mistakes'. Although he did not address the allegations directly, he concluded that "it is impossible for me to continue in my function as representative". He was replaced in the House of Representatives by Martine Baay-Timmerman on 29 October 2013.
He was elected with preferential votes for the Ouderen Appèl party to the municipal council of Eindhoven in March 2014. Krol returned to the House of Representatives on 10 September 2014 when Martine Baay-Timmerman went on sick leave.
After disagreements with the party top of 50PLUS he resigned from the leadership position and exited the party. He has since founded the Party for the Future together with formerly independent member of the House of Representatives Femke Merel van Kooten.

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