Toine Beukering (born 1958) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Senate. He was originally affiliated to the Forum for Democracy party but switched to JA21.
Beukering was a member of the Royal Dutch Army and took part in peace keeping operations in Burundi and the Ivory Coast.[1] He first entered politics when he was elected to the Provincial Council of South Holland as a member of the FvD party and was subsequently designated as a Senator.[2] In 2020, he defected to the Van Pareren group which later became the Senate faction of the JA21 party.[3]
References
- ^ "Inzet in het Grote Merengebied, Centraal-Afrika" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ FvD schuift oud-generaal naar voren als voorzitter van de senaat de Volkskrant
- ^ Du Pré, Raoul (27 November 2020). "FvD-senatoren en Statenleden keren Baudet massaal de rug toe". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 28 November 2020.