Jacques Wallage (born 27 September 1946) is a retired
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politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and sociologist.
Wallage attended a Gymnasium in
Groningen
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from April 1959 until May 1965 and applied at the
University of Groningen
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Political sociology
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and
Urban planning
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and obtaining an
Bachelor of Social Science
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degree in Political sociology in June 1967 and worked as a student researcher before graduating with a
Master of Social Science
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degree in Political sociology in July 1971. Wallage served on the
Municipal Council
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of Groningen from April 1970 until June 1981 and served as an Alderman in Groningen from May 1972 until June 1981. Wallage also was active as a political activist and was one of the student leaders of the
New Left
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movement which aimed to steer the Labour Party more to
Progressivism
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frontbencher
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chairing the parliamentary committee for Science Policy and
spokesperson
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for
Education
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,
Social Work
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,
Equality
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* Political equality, in which all members of a society are of equal standing
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Welfare
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and
Culture
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Parliamentary leader
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of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives
Wim Kok
Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.Cabinet Kok I, the Labour Party leadership approached Wallage as his successor as Parliamentary leader, Wallage accepted and became the Parliamentary leader, taking office on 22 August 1994. As Parliamentary leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives he also chaired the parliamentary committee for Intelligence and Security. After the election of 1998
Wim Kok
Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.cabinet formation of 1998 he remained as Prime Minister in the Cabinet Kok II and the Labour Party leadership approached Wallage as interim Parliamentary leader, taking office on 30 May 1998 until
Ad Melkert
Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus "Ad" Melkert (; born 12 February 1956) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the Council of State since 20 January 2016.
Melkert studied Political science at the U ...
was approached as Parliamentary leader on 10 July 1998 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and the ''
de facto
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Whip
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.
In August 1998 Wallage was nominated as Mayor of Groningen, he resigned as Member of the House of Representatives on 26 August 1998 and was installed as Mayor of Groningen, serving from 1 October 1998 until 25 June 2009. Wallage semi-retired from national politics and became active in the
private sector
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and
public sector
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and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (
PostNL
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,
International Institute of Social History
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,
Groninger Museum
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The museum opened in 1874. The current post-modernist building co ...
,
International Cycling Film Festival
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,
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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, , Royal Association of Shipowners and the Maritime Research Institute) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (, Accreditation Council,
Kadaster
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and Public Pension Funds APB). Wallage also served as a distinguished professor of Governmental Studies,
Public administration
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and
Social integration
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at the University of Groningen from 1 September 2009 until 1 October 2014 and a distinguished visiting professor of Public administration at the University of Groningen since 1 October 2014.