{"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":"2026-02-18T13:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:25:37","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-croll8496\"  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 heeft hij een diepgaand besef ontwikkeld van het belang van een sterke democratische rechtsstaat. Naast zijn juridische werk is hij al ruim 25 jaar actief bij het Nederlandse Rode Kruis, van collectant tot lid van het hoofdbestuur, en was hij bijna 40 jaar reservist bij defensie. Sinds 2025 maakt hij onderdeel 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-robert2973\" 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\tAls woordvoerder <strong>Defensie <\/strong>brengt Robert zijn ervaring als reservist en zijn betrokkenheid bij het Rode Kruis samen met een brede blik op veiligheid, mensenrechten en internationale samenwerking. Hij zet zich in voor een moderne, weerbare en verantwoordelijke krijgsmacht en voor een Nederland dat zijn rol pakt op Europees en wereldniveau. Op die manier wil Robert bijdragen aan vrede en veiligheid, zowel dichtbij huis als wereldwijd.<br><br>Daarnaast is Robert woordvoerder op het gebied van <strong>Infrastructuur &amp; Waterstaat<\/strong>. Hij zet zich in voor een betere bereikbaarheid en een toekomstbestendige infrastructuur, met nadruk op veilig en duurzaam vervoer en op oplossingen die regio\u2019s sterker met elkaar verbinden. Als trotse inwoner van het mooie Gelderland vindt hij het belangrijk dat ook de regio\u2019s in politiek Den Haag structureel op de kaart staan.<br><br>Voor Robert stopt verbinding niet bij de landsgrenzen: samenwerking over grenzen heen versterkt zowel Nederland als onze buren. Daarom werkt hij als lid van <strong>het Benelux-Parlement<\/strong> aan gezamenlijke initiatieven en versterking van de samenwerking tussen de Benelux-landen.<br><br>Robert zet zich in de Eerste Kamer in voor meer en structurele aandacht voor de regio in politiek Den Haag. Hij bouwt aan een weerbaar en sterk verbonden land dat over grenzen heen kijkt, nu \u00e9n in de toekomst.\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-1512134635\" 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-771\">\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-1512134635\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-1512134635\">\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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