Wim Deetman

Wim Deetman
Wim Deetman
Member of the Council of State
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2008
Mayor of The Hague
	In office; 1 December 1996 – 1 January 2008
Preceded by	Ad Havermans
Succeeded by	Jozias van Aartsen
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996
Preceded by	Dick Dolman
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman
Minister of Education, Culture and Science
	In office; 29 May 1982 – 14 September 1989
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (1982) ; Ruud Lubbers (1982-1989
Preceded by	Jos van Kemenade
Succeeded by	Gerrit Braks
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
	In office; 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Klaas de Jong
Succeeded by	Ad Hermes
Personal details
Born	Willem Joost Deetman; 3 April 1945 (age 79); The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	CDA
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit
Occupation	Politician

Willem Joost "Wim" Deetman (born 3 April 1945) is a Dutch politician, former minister of education and mayor of The Hague. He is currently a member of the Council of State.

Deetman studied political science at the Free University Amsterdam, where he graduated in 1972.^[1]

He was staatssecretaris of Education and Science (1981–1982) and minister of Education and Science (1982–1989). He was also President of the House of Representatives (1989–1996), before becoming the mayor of The Hague in 1996. Deetman retired from this position in 2007 and was appointed a member of the Raad van State.^{[citation needed]}

Deetman headed a commission of inquiry into the sexual abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands.^[2] Deetman has been criticised by the Dutch parliament for failing to include evidence of the castrations of at least ten minors^[3] when children were 'punished' for reporting sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "CV Wim Deetman". Gemeente Den Haag. Retrieved 2007-01-09. (in Dutch)
^ "English summary of the Deetman Commission report". Commissiedeetman.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ "Time for the truth about Catholic sex abuse in the Netherlands". Rnw.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

External links

Official website of the mayor of The Hague Template:Nl icon

Political offices
Preceded by Klaas de Jong	State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science 1981–1982	Succeeded by Ad Hermes
Preceded by Jos van Kemenade	Minister of Education, Culture and Science 1982–1989	Succeeded by Gerrit Braks
Preceded by Dick Dolman	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1989–1996	Succeeded by Piet Bukman
Preceded by Ad Havermans	Mayor of The Hague 1996–2008	Succeeded by Jozias van Aartsen

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[1] "CV Wim Deetman". Gemeente Den Haag. Retrieved 2007-01-09. (in Dutch)

[2] "English summary of the Deetman Commission report". Commissiedeetman.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

[3] "Time for the truth about Catholic sex abuse in the Netherlands". Rnw.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

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