Mayor of The Hague
Below is a list of mayors of The Hague since it was decided in 1824 that only one mayor at a time would govern the city.
List 1824–1956
1957–present
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See also
* Timeline of The Hague
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from 1996 until 2008. He was a member of the
Christian Historical Union
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(CHU) until it was merged into the
Christian Democratic Appeal
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Political science
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and obtained a
Bachelor of Social Science
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degree in June 1968 before graduating with a
Master of Social Science
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degree in July 1972. Deetman worked as a researcher for the Protestant Christian Education association (VBPCO) from August 1972 until May 1974. Deetman served on the
Municipal Council
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of Gouda from April 1974 until September 1981. Deetman worked as a civics teacher and principal at a middle school in Gouda from May 1974 until January 1978.
caretaker
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Cabinet Van Agt III with Deetman appointed as Minister of Education and Sciences, taking office on 29 May 1982. After the election of 1982 Deetman returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 16 September 1982. Following the second cabinet formation of 1982 Deetman continued as Minister of Education and Sciences in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 4 November 1982. After the election of 1986 Deetman again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the second cabinet formation of 1986 Deetman remained as Minister of Education and Sciences in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. The Cabinet Lubbers II fell on 3 May 1989 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1989 Deetman once again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives and was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives, he resigned as Minister of Education and Sciences the same day he was installed as a Member of the House of Representatives and Speaker of the House of Representatives, taking office on 14 September 1989. After the election of 1994 Deetman was re-elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994. In November 1996 Deetman was nominated as
Mayor of The Hague
Below is a list of mayors of The Hague since it was decided in 1824 that only one mayor at a time would govern the city.
List 1824–1956
1957–present
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:
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:
See also
* Timeline of The Hague
References
{{Reflist
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, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives and Speaker of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Mayor, taking office on 1 December 1996. In July 2007 Deetman announced he was stepping down as Mayor. In December 2009 Deetman was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, he resigned as Mayor the same day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 January 2008 until 1 May 2015.
Deetman retired after spending 37 years in 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 ( ADO Den Haag, ,
Mauritshuis
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Madurodam
Madurodam (, opened 1952) is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague in the Netherlands. It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developme ...