Toine Manders

Toine Manders MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Constituency	Netherlands
In office 20 July 1999 – 30 June 2014
Constituency	Netherlands
Personal details
Born	Antonius Jozef Maria Manders (1956-03-14) 14 March 1956 (age 68) Stiphout, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (2020–present)
Other political affiliations	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until 2013) 50PLUS (2013–2020)
Alma mater	Maastricht University

Antonius Jozef Maria "Toine" Manders (born 14 March 1956) is a Dutch lawyer and politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019, previously holding a seat from 1999 to 2014.

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. Since 2 June 2020 he is no longer representing 50+ but the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).