Jacques Tichelaar
Jacques Tichelaar | |
|---|---|
| King's Commissioner of Drenthe | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Relus ter Beek |
| Parliamentary leader - Labour Party House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 14 February 2007 – 22 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wouter Bos |
| Succeeded by | Mariëtte Hamer |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 1 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Tichelaar 2 January 1953 Heerenveen, The Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA) |
| Relations | Married |
| Residence(s) | Oranjewoud, The Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Pedagogical College - Heerenveen (BEd) |
| Occupation | Politician, trade union leader, educator |
| Website | Template:En icon Province of Drenthe website |
Jacques Tichelaar (born 2 January 1953 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator. He is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid). Since 1 May 2009 he has been the Queen's Commissioner (since 30 April 2013 named King's Commissioner) of the province of Drenthe. Previously he was an MP from 2002 to 2009 and Parliamentary group leader from 2007 to 2008.
Biography
In 1973 Tichelaar finished his havo and enrolled at the Academy for Pedagogy in Heerenveen. In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Kingston University.
Before he entered politics, Tichelaar was vice-director of a grammar school, general secretary of the education labour union ABOP and chair of its successor AOB, which is affiliated with the FNV, the major Dutch federation of labour unions. Since the 2002 election he was a member of the House of Representatives. He focused on education and agriculture. He was also chair of the committee for finance.
During the 2006–2007 Dutch cabinet formation, Tichelaar was secondant of Wouter Bos during the confidential negotiations. He was unexpectedly chosen over MPs like Nebahat Albayrak, the PvdA's second candidate on the list, because of his experience with negotiations from his union years. Tichelaar had also spent years talking with CDA leader Maxime Verhagen about why the 2003 information talks between the two parties had failed, and understood the CDA best among MPs.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Nl icon Van secondant tot kroonprins: Jacques Tichelaar, Buitenhof, 11 February 2007
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