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Pierre Heijnen
Pierre Maria Michel Heijnen (born 5 October 1953 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP between 1 March 2007 and 1 September 2013. He focused on matters of local government, civil service personnel and finances. Heijnen studied Dutch language and Dutch literature at Utrecht University. He worked at the Province of South Holland from 1977 to 1998. From 1986 to 2002 he was a member of the municipal council of The Hague and from April 1998 to April 2006 an alderman of the same municipality. References External links *House of Representatives biography 1953 births Living people Aldermen of The Hague Dutch civil servants Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Municipal councillors of The Hague Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Utrecht University alumni 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Netherlands)
The House of Representatives (, pronounced ; commonly referred to as the ', literally "Second Chamber of the States General") is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate. It has 150 seats, which are filled through elections using party-list proportional representation. Generally, the house is located in the Binnenhof in The Hague, however, it has temporarily moved to the former building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Bezuidenhoutseweg 67 in the Hague while the Binnenhof is being renovated. Name Although the body is officially called the "House of Representatives" in English, it is not a direct translation of its official Dutch name, the "Second Chamber of the States General", "Second Chamber" or more colloquially just the "Chamber". Rather than "representative" (''afgevaardigde''), a member of the House is referred to as ''(Tweede) Kamerlid'', or "member of the (Second) Chamber". Functions Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
