Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek (born 15 January 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the

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(VVD). As a member of the

(''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'', VVD) he was a member of the

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from 19 May 1998 to 19 September 2012. From 8 March until 29 June 2006 he was

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. He focused on matters of

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and the

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. Between October 2012 and 15 September 2013 he was Acting Mayor of

Bernheze Bernheze () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It was formed as a rename of Heesch in 1995. The municipalities of Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode had merged into Heesch in 1994. Etymology The municipa ...

; he served until his appointment as the King's Commissioner of

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. He served in an acting capacity until 1 January 2015; on 1 February 2019, he was succeeded by Hans Oosters.

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