Jan Nagel
Jan Nagel in 1983
Parliamentary leader in theSenate
In office 7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Martin van Rooijen
Parliamentary group	50PLUS
Member of the Senate
In office 7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019
In office 20 September 1977 – 13 September 1983
Parliamentary group	50PLUS (2011–2019) Labour Party (1977–1983)
Chairman of 50PLUS
In office 4 June 2016 – 26 May 2018
Preceded by	John Struijlaard
Succeeded by	Geert Dales
In office 2 November 2013 – 29 March 2014
Preceded by	Willem Holthuizen
Succeeded by	John Struijlaard
In office 10 January 2009 – 10 November 2012
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Willem Holthuizen
Leader of 50PLUS
In office 4 October 2013 – 8 October 2016
Preceded by	Henk Krol
Succeeded by	Henk Krol
In office 10 January 2009 – 12 January 2012
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Henk Krol
Chairman of Livable Netherlands
In office 20 April 1999 – 25 May 2002
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Fons Zinken
Personal details
Born	Johan Georg Nagel (1939-06-20)20 June 1939 (age 85) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	50PLUS(from 2009)
Other political affiliations	Party for Justice, Action and Progress (2005–2009) Livable Netherlands (1999–2004) Livable Hilversum (from 1993) Labour Party (1960–1993)
Residence(s)	Hilversum, Netherlands
Occupation	Politician · Journalist · Editor · Author · Columnist · Television producer · Radio producer · Political pundit · Activist

Johan Georg "Jan" Nagel (born 20 June 1939) is a Dutch politician who was a member of theLabour Party, and later formed his own parties. He is currently in thePensioners' Party50PLUS.

Nagel started his career in his twenties onVARA-Radio where he worked as a producer. At the same time he served as a member of the executive committee of the DutchLabour Party. Nagel was one of the creators of the radio-program calledIn de Rooie Haan. He also wrote hisTien over Rood which served as a political manifesto of theNieuw Links within the DutchLabour Party. From 1977 to 1983 Nagel was aPvdA deputy in the DutchHouse of Representatives. AtVARA-Radio he eventually became the editor-in-chief of theAchter het Nieuws.

Preoccupied with the problem of the widening gap between politics and people, he founded in 1993 a local party calledLeefbaar Hilversum. In 2001 he establishedLeefbaar Nederland where he worked withHenk Westbroek,Willem van Kooten,Ton Luiting,Broos Schnetz andPim Fortuyn. He has also been the party chairman of Leefbaar Nederland.^[1] In 2005 there followed theParty for Justice, Action and Progress (in Dutch:Partij voor Rechtvaardigheid, Daadkracht en Vooruitgang (PRDV)) which he founded together with the former police spokesmanKlaas Wilting, entrepreneur Peter Schouten and the party's firstlijsttrekker reporterPeter R. de Vries. His autobiographyBoven het maaiveld was published in 2001. Nagel participated in the Provincial States elections of 2 March 2011 as a founding member of50PLUS. His son in law is chess grandmasterYasser Seirawan.

Official

• (in Dutch)J.G. (Jan) Nagel Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch)J.G. Nagel (50PLUS) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

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