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Bart van Kent (born 18 December 1983) is a Dutch politician of theSocialist Party. Between March 2017 and November 2025, he was a member of theHouse of Representatives.[1]
In the2006 municipal elections, Van Kent was elected to theEindhoven municipal council. The next year, he resigned to move toThe Hague. Between 2010 and 2017, Van Kent was a member of themunicipal council of The Hague.[2] Since 2017, he has been a member of theHouse of Representatives for the Socialist Party.[3] He wasre-elected in November 2023, and he has since served as the Socialist Party's spokesperson for labor, income, pensions, traffic, and defense.[4]
When in 2024 anearly retirement scheme for workers in physically demanding occupations neared expiration and negotiations about its extension stalled, Van Kent andLuc Stultiens (GL/PvdA) filed anamendment to make the scheme permanent and to raise its maximum benefits. They planned to fund the expansion through canceling a planned broadening of theearnings stripping rule for large corporations.[5][6] Negotiations facilitated by social affairs ministerEddy van Hijum finally led to an agreement on a permanent scheme in October 2024.[7]
Van Kent did not run forre-election in 2025, and his term ended on 11 November 2025.[8][9]
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 38 | 149 | 15 | Lost | [10] | |
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 9 | 957 | 14 | Won | [11] | |
| 2021 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 8 | 599 | 9 | Won | [12] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Socialist Party | 3 | 1,580 | 5 | Won | [13] | |
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