Leonardus Johannes Petrus Maria (Léon) Frissen (

Beek Beek (; ) 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 of the re ...

, 24 June 1950) was

Queen's Commissioner A King's commissioner (, ''CvdK'') is the head of government and legislature in a province of the Netherlands. When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's commissioner (''Commissaris van de Koningin''). A commissioner is appointed ...

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 , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. In the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

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

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

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), as in

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

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

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 municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Bingelrade (presently the municipality

Onderbanken Onderbanken (; ) 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, Quabeek, Raath ...

). * 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 municipal ...

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

Arcen en Velden Arcen en Velden (; ) 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 History The vill ...

. * 2001–2005 Mayor of the municipality

Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. ...

. * 2005-2011

of the province of

. * 2015–2018 Acting mayor of the municipality

Schinnen Schinnen (; ) is a village and a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. It was home to United States Army, US Army Garrison Schinnen, a support base for People fr ...

, 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) People from Arcen en Velden People from Beek Christian Democratic Appeal MPs {{Netherlands-mayor-stub