Godefridus Jan "Fred" de Graaf (born 28 February 1950) is a retired

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politician of the

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(VVD) and jurist. De Graaf a jurist by occupation, worked as a civil servant for the

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from 1975 until 1981. He was as a member of the

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Voorschoten Voorschoten () is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of of whi ...

from 1978 to 1981. Afterwards he served as Mayor of Leersum from 16 June 1981 until 16 January 1989 when he became Mayor of Vught, serving until 16 February 1999 when he became Mayor of Apeldoorn, serving until his resignation on 1 October 2011. He served as the

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of the

in the

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from 14 October 2010 until 15 February 2011. In the Dutch Senate election of 2011, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won the most seats and De Graaf was selected as next

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. De Graaf announced his resignation as President of the Senate of the Netherlands following criticism on his neutrality; he remained in office until

Ankie Broekers-Knol Anneke "Ankie" Broekers-Knol (born 23 November 1946) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 11 June 2019 until 10 January 2022. She is a member of the People's Part ...

was elected as successor.Voorzitter Eerste Kamer stapt op
NOS, 14 June 2013 He presided the coronation of

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Willem-Alexander Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess Beatri ...

on 30 April 2013.

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