Leonardus Johannes Petrus Maria (Léon) Frissen (

Beek Beek (; li, Baek ) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek. The municipality of Beek makes part o ...

, 24 June 1950) was Queen's Commissioner or Queen's Governor of the province of

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. In the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

, the Queen's Commissioner is usually called "Gouverneur" (

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

), as in

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. Similarly, the "Provinciehuis" (Province Hall) at

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

is called "Gouvernement" (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century.

Career

* 1971–1975 Council officer of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Bingelrade (presently the municipality

Onderbanken Onderbanken (; li, Óngerbenk) was a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form Beekdaelen. Population centres Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, Qua ...

). * 1975–1979 Chief executive of the municipalities Bingelrade and Jabeek (presently the municipality Onderbanken). * 1979–1986 Director CDA-bureau Limburg in

Sittard Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg. The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37.500 inhabitants in 2016. In its east, Sittard borders the German municipali ...

. * 1986–1994 Member of parliament ( CDA). * 1994–2001 Mayor of the municipality

Arcen en Velden Arcen en Velden (; li, Árse en Velde) is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg. Population centres *Arcen * Lomm * Velden ...

. * 2001–2005 Mayor of the municipality

Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. Population centres America, Bro ...

. * 2005-2011 Queen's Commissioner of the province of

. * 2015–2018 Acting mayor of the municipality

Schinnen Schinnen (; li, Sjènne ) is a village and a former municipality in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is home to US Army Garrison Schinnen, a support base for US personnel assigned to nearby Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. It i ...

, presently the municipality of Beekdaelen)

References

*
Parlement.com biography

External links

* Read article:
Léon Frissen, Governor of Limburg: “I am a European”
, published by Rinnie Oey i
Crossroads
18 August 2006 1950 births Living people 20th-century Dutch civil servants 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Christian Democratic Appeal politicians King's and Queen's Commissioners of Limburg Mayors in Limburg (Netherlands) Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Arcen en Velden People from Beek {{Netherlands-mayor-stub