{"id":1228,"date":"2025-08-20T08:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=1228"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:41:50","slug":"robert-croll","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/mensen\/robert-croll\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Croll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading heading__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-robert-croll4832\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Robert Croll\" >\n\tRobert Croll<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--110 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--60 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2025\/08\/Croll.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-people-introduction\">\n\t<div class=\"block-people-introduction__content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--big\">\n\t\t<strong>Robert Croll <\/strong>heeft een lange juridische en maatschappelijke loopbaan achter de rug. Als oud-rechter ontwikkelde hij een diepgaand besef van het belang van een sterke democratische rechtsstaat. Daarnaast is hij al ruim 25 jaar actief bij het Nederlandse Rode Kruis, van collectant tot lid van het hoofdbestuur, en was hij bijna veertig jaar reservist bij Defensie. Sinds 2025 maakt hij deel uit van de D66-fractie in de Eerste Kamer.\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-yellow)\">\n\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading    heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-over-robert7153\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Robert\">\n\tOver Robert<\/h2>\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__info\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"lists\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><label>Leeftijd<\/label><span>71 jaar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Geboorteplaats<\/label><span>Utrecht<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Laren (Gelderland)<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStuur Robert een <a href=\"mailto:robert.croll@eerstekamer.nl\">e-mail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__supportemail\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/contact\/\">Contact met persvoorlichting en ondersteuners<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\tMet zijn juridische achtergrond, maatschappelijke betrokkenheid en jarenlange ervaring in het openbaar bestuur kijkt Robert met een onafhankelijke en zorgvuldige blik naar wetgeving. Voor hem staat de Eerste Kamer in het teken van kwaliteit: wetten moeten uitvoerbaar, rechtvaardig en toekomstbestendig zijn en bijdragen aan een sterke democratische rechtsstaat.<br><br>Als inwoner van het mooie Gelderland zet Robert zich daarnaast in voor meer structurele aandacht voor de regio in politiek Den Haag. Goede wetgeving houdt rekening met verschillen tussen stad en regio en sluit aan bij de praktijk van inwoners, ondernemers en maatschappelijke organisaties in het hele land.<br><br>Robert is momenteel wegens ziekte afwezig. Tijdens zijn afwezigheid worden zijn werkzaamheden en portefeuilles binnen de D66-fractie in de Eerste Kamer waargenomen door zijn fractiegenoten.\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-2774615565\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expertises (portefeuilles)\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-expertises--portefeuilles-9330\">\n\tExpertises (portefeuilles)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-2774615565\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-2774615565\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\tDefensie<br \/>\r\nInfrastructuur &amp; 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