Martinus Josephus Maria (Tiny) Kox
Martinus Josephus Maria (Tiny) Kox, born 1953, Zeelst, Netherlands
Political experience
Since 1975, member of the Socialist Party (SP) of the Netherlands
1981, member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party
1982-1999, head of the Socialist Party group on Tilburg Municipal Council
1993-2003, General Secretary of the Socialist Party
Since 2003, leader of the Socialist Party in the Dutch Senate
2003-2010, member of the Dutch delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Since 2003, member of the Dutch delegation to PACE
2007-2022, chairperson of the Unified European Left (UEL) group in PACE
2010, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the parliamentary elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011-2012, Vice-President of PACE
2011, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation
2011, PACE accepts Kox’s proposal to grant the Palestinian Legislative Council “partner for democracy” status and a PACE delegation
2012-2013, Vice-President of PACE
2012, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the presidential elections in the Russian Federation
2014, PACE rapporteur on Europe’s public administrations in flux: public service under threat?
2014, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the parliamentary elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014, PACE rapporteur on Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Palestinian National Council
2015, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the parliamentary elections in Turkey
2016, PACE rapporteur on Combating international terrorism while protecting Council of Europe standards and values
2017, PACE rapporteur on Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation
2018, PACE rapporteur on The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019, PACE rapporteur on The role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future
2020, chairperson of the PACE ad hoc committee to observe the parliamentary elections in Georgia
2020-2022, PACE General Rapporteur on the budget and intergovernmental programme
2021, PACE rapporteur on The Assembly’s vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe
2021, PACE rapporteur on Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2022-2023
2021, PACE rapporteur on Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2022-2025
2021, PACE rapporteur on Guidelines on the scope of the parliamentary immunities enjoyed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly
Professional experience
1975-1982, Tilburg Law Centre
1981-1994, Editor-in-Chief of Tribune, the members magazine of the Socialist Party
Personal
Tiny Kox lives in Tilburg, is married, has two sons and three grandchildren.