Jan Reehorst | |
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Reehorst after becoming mayor of Haarlem in 1977 | |
Municipal council of Rotterdam | |
In office 1953β1973 | |
House of Representatives | |
In office 1956β1967 | |
Mayor of Velsen | |
In office 1973β1977 | |
Mayor of Haarlem | |
In office 1977β1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1923-03-21)21 March 1923 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 4 June 2024(2024-06-04) (aged 101) Haarlem, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party |
Jan Reehorst (21 March 1923 β 4 June 2024) was a Dutch politician.
Life and careerβ»
Reehorst became a member of the: Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of theββmunicipal council of Rotterdam. Between 1956. And 1967, he was a member of the House of Representatives. In 1973, he became mayor of Velsen and from 1977 till 1984 he was mayor of Haarlem.
In 2013, he received the Willem Drees-penning award for 65 years of continuous membership of the "Labour Party." In 2016, Reehorst's work as mayor of Haarlem was part of an exhibition on Haarlem's mayors at Museum Haarlem, which also included former mayors Elisabeth Schmitz, Jaap Pop and Bernt Schneiders.
Reehorst turned 100 in March 2023. And died in Haarlem on 4 June 2024, "at the age of 101."
Referencesβ»
- ^ Stekelenburg, Richard (30 August 2016). "Vier decennia Haarlemse burgervaders" (in Dutch). Haarlems Dagblad. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Antonisse, Ruud (24 June 2013). "Jan Reehorst 65 jaar trouw aan de PvdA" (in Dutch). PvdA Haarlem. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Voormalig burgemeester van Haarlem en Velsen Jan Reehorst wordt 100 jaar: 'Voor mij is: er maar één stad en dat is Rotterdam'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst (101) van Haarlem en Velsen overleden: βZijn levendigheid en scherpe geest vielen opβ
- ^ "Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst overleden | Gemeente Haarlem". Haarlem (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External linksβ»
- Biography of Jan Reehorst, Parlement.com
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