Otto Hermans | |
|---|---|
| Member of theSenate | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) |
| Political party | JA21 |
| Other political affiliations | Forum for Democracy (until 2020) |
Otto Hermans (born 29 March 1950) is a Dutch politician and a member of theSenate forJA21.
Hermans studied dentistry at theCatholic University of Nijmegen and worked as a dentist for over thirty years. He was initially appointed as a temporary Senator in 2019 to take over fromNicki Pouw-Verweij who was on maternity leave.[1][2]
After Brexit, Hermans was preferred over Robert Baljeu (Group Otten) due to preferential votes cast in the Senate elections 2019 for him andHugo Berkhout, and as a result of which he returned to the Senate as a full member on 18 February 2020.[3] Hermans was originally a member of theForum for Democracy but joinedJA21 along with other former FvD Senators in 2020.[4]