Doeke Eisma

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Doeke Eisma
Member of the Senate
In office 11 May 1971 – 20 September 1977
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 June 1981 – 23 July 1984
In office 13 March 1973 – 2 October 1974
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 June 1986 – 17 May 1994
Personal details
Born	December 30, 1939 Hague, Netherlands
Died	December 29, 2023(2023-12-29) (aged 83) Hague, Netherlands
Political party	D66
Alma mater	University of Utrecht
Occupation	Politician, sociologist
Awards	Order of the Netherlands Lion

Doeke Eisma (December 30, 1939 in The Hague – December 29, 2023)^[1][2] was a Dutch politician and sociologist, who served as a Member of the European Parliament and a national parliamentarian.

He studied sociology at the University of Utrecht. In 1968, he joined Democrats 66. From June 1970 to June 1971, he was a councilor in the province of Gelderland.

From 1971 to 1977, he was a member of the Senate, the upper house of the States General of the Netherlands, from 1974 as the chairman of his party's faction.^[1]

From 1973 to 1974, he served as a member of the European Parliament.^[2] Later, he was employed in the public administration.^[1]

From 1981 to 1984, he was again a member of the European Parliament,^[2] and then a senior official at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Health, and Culture.

From 1986 to 1994, he held a seat in the House of Representatives, and then, until 1999, he again served as a member of the European Parliament.^[2]

From 1999 to 2005, he was involved in lobbying activities in Brussels, focusing on environmental protection, and in 2006, he became the CEO of the GLOBE Europe institute.^[1]

He was awarded the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1991).^[1]