Hubertus Maria Franciscus "Hubert" Bruls (born 6 February 1966) is a Dutch politician who has served as Mayor of

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

since 2012. A member of the

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(CDA), he has also served as chairman of the Dutch Security Council since 2016.

Early life

Bruls attended the former Bisschoppelijk College in

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– a gymnasium, the highest level of Dutch secondary education. He then studied

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Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...

, before working for the

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NOVON/

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. From 1998, he served as a member of the

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and later an

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in its

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Career

Bruls has held the mayorship of

since 2012, with the city's municipal council approving a second six-year term in 2018. He is also ''ex officio'' chairman of the South

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, as well as, since 2016, chairman of the Security Council (''Veiligheidsberaad''), which encompasses the 25 Dutch safety regions. In this last role he has been the main liaison between the

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and the safety regions during the

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. He currently also serves as deputy chairman of the

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(VNG) under the leadership of chairman and

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Mayor

Jan van Zanen Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen (born 4 September 1961) is a Dutch politician who has served as Mayor of The Hague since 1 July 2020. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Utrecht (2014 ...

. Before becoming Mayor of Nijmegen Bruls was a member of the

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(2002–2005) and Mayor of

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

(2005–2012).

Personal life

Bruls is married and has two daughters.

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

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Parliament.com biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruls, Hubert 1966 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Mayors of Venlo Mayors of Nijmegen Municipal councillors of Nijmegen Aldermen in Gelderland People from Nuth Radboud University Nijmegen alumni