Frederik Johannes "René" Paas (; born 16 September 1966) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was chairman of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond from 2005 to 2009. He has been the

King's Commissioner A King's commissioner (, ''CvdK'') is the head of government and legislature in a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands. When the List of monarchs of the Netherlands, reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's commission ...

in the province of

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since 18 April 2016.

Early life

Frederik Johannes Paas was born on 16 September 1966 in

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...

in the

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.Mr.Drs. F.J. (René) Paas
(in Dutch), ''Parlement & Politiek'', 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016. He lived in Veendam and Nieuwe Pekela during his youth.Vrouw stuurt nieuwe CdK René Paas eerst op kamers
(in Dutch), '' RTV Noord'', 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016. He later moved to

, where he studied Dutch law and public administration at the

University of Groningen The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; , abbreviated as RUG) is a Public university#Continental Europe, public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen (city), Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 1614, th ...

from 1984 to 1991.Commissaris van de koning – René Paas
(in Dutch),

. Retrieved 16 June 2016.Paas commissaris van de koning in Groningen
(in Dutch), '' Trouw'', 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016. During his studies, he was an active member of the Christian Democratic Youth Appeal (CDJA), the youth organisation of the political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Career

René Paas was a member of the

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for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 1990 to 1996 and an alderman ('' wethouder'') from 1996 to 2005. Paas was chairman of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands) from 2005 to 2009. He has been chairman of Divosa, an association for managers in the social domain, since 2009. Paas has been the

in the province of

since 18 April 2016.

Personal life

René Paas is married to

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minister and CDA

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Ruth Peetoom.Drs. G.R. (Ruth) Peetoom
(in Dutch), ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved 12 June 2016. They have three children and live in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paas, Rene 1966 births Aldermen of Groningen Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch trade union leaders King's and Queen's Commissioners of Groningen Living people Municipal councillors of Groningen (city) People from Dordrecht University of Groningen alumni