Toine Manders

Toine Manders
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024
ConstituencyNetherlands
In office
20 July 1999 – 30 June 2014
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born
Antonius Jozef Maria Manders

(1956-03-14) 14 March 1956 (age 68)
Stiphout, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until 2013)
50PLUS (2013–2020)
Alma materMaastricht University

Antonius Jozef Maria "Toine" Manders (born 14 March 1956) is a Dutch lawyer and politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the periods 1999–2014 and 2019–2024.

He represented the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) as part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe until 17 October 2013, when he changed party affiliations to lead 50PLUS (50+) in the 2014 European Parliament election, in which he failed to win reelection. Following the 2019 election, Manders returned as an MEP and joined the European People's Party Group. Starting 2 June 2020, he no longer represented 50+ but the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).