Herman Redemeijer (27 November 1930 – 29 February 2020) was a Dutch politician and educator. He served as a member of the

States of Overijssel The Provincial Council of Overijssel ( nl, Staten van Overijssel, ) is the provincial council for the Dutch province of Overijssel. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 47 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elect ...

between 1979 and 1987 and subsequently in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

of the Netherlands between 1997 and 1995. Redemeijer was a member of the Labour Party.

Life

Redemeijer was born on 27 November 1930 in Hengelo. He chose a career in education, and was a teacher and later school principal. Redemeijer also worked for the teachers' union for ten years. From 1972 to 1987 he was a national inspector for special education. Redemeijer at one point served in the municipal council of Bussum. On 22 August 1979 Redemijer became member of the

for the Labour Party. He served until 12 November 1987. Redemeijer had already entered the

of the Netherlands on 23 June 1987. In the Senate he was the Labour spokesperson for education, agriculture and development aid. He was chair of the commission of education between October 1993 and June 1995. Redemeijer died on the leap day of 2020 in Almelo, aged 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Redemeijer, Herman 1930 births 2020 deaths Dutch educators Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Provincial Council of Overijssel Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in North Holland People from Hengelo