Tiny Kox

Martinus Josephus Maria "Tiny" Kox (Dutch: [ˈtini ˈkɔks]; born 6 May 1953) is a Dutch politician who served as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2022 until 2024. As a member of the Socialist Party (SP), he became a senator on 10 June 2003. He announced his resignation in January 2024, when he had become the longest-serving incumbent member of the Senate.

Tiny Kox
Kox in 2012
Leader of the Socialist Party
in the Senate
Assumed office
10 June 2003
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
10 June 2003
Personal details
Born
Martinus Josephus Maria Kox

(1953-05-06) 6 May 1953
Zeelst, Netherlands
Political partySocialist Party
Residence(s)Tilburg, Netherlands
Alma materTilburg University (LLB)
OccupationPolitician

On 24 January 2022, he was elected the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), initially for a one-year term. Prior to this, he was for several years the President of the Unified European Left Group in the Assembly, where he has been a member since 2003.

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