Opmeer is a municipality and town in the Netherlands,in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville,Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier,instrumental renditions of popular music,rearrangements of movie soundtracks,ethnic music,and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.
"Classical Gas" is an instrumental musical piece composed and originally performed by American guitarist Mason Williams with instrumental backing by members of the Wrecking Crew. Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record,it has been rerecorded and rereleased numerous times since by Williams. One later version served as the title track of a 1987 album by Williams and the band Mannheim Steamroller.
The Piano Concerto No. 18 in B♭ major,K. 456,is a piano concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Mozart's own catalogue of his works,this concerto is dated 30 September 1784.
Eberhard Edzard van der Laan was a Dutch politician who served as Minister for Housing,Communities and Integration from 2008 to 2010 and Mayor of Amsterdam from 2010 until his death in 2017. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Maria Josefina Theresia Gabriëlle "Marijke" van Beukering-Huijbregts is a Dutch politician,who has served in the House of Representatives and who has been the Mayor of Nieuwegein since 2023. She is a member of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
Gerard P. van den Anker is a Dutch politician,who served as a member of the House of Representatives between January and March 2021. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
A.C.M. "Ton" Raven is a Dutch politician,who served as a member of the Senate between 2021 and 2023. In that body,he was the only member of Independent Politics Netherlands. Before he became a senator,Raven had been active in Sittard-Geleen politics as a municipal councilor and alderman since 1990,representing the local parties Stadspartij Burgerbelangen Geleen and Stadspartij.
Lucille Martine Werner is a Dutch television presenter and politician. She is best known for hosting close to 2,000 episodes of the word game show Lingo in the years 2005–14.
Inge van Dijk is a Dutch politician,serving as a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. She represents the political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Caroline Ann Maria van der Plas is a Dutch journalist and politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. A former member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),which she left in 2019,she is the founder and current party leader of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).
Kiki Babette Hagen is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) and an elementary school teacher. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. She previously served as an alderwoman in the municipality De Ronde Venen. From 2011 to 2013 and from 2014 to 2018,she held a seat in the municipal council of that same municipality.
Ulysse Ellian is an Afghan-born Dutch lawyer and politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election on behalf of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Ellian also served as a municipal councilor in Almere between 2018 and 2021.
Following the Dutch general election on 17 March 2021,a cabinet formation led to the establishment of the fourth Rutte cabinet in 2022. The coalition included the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),Democrats 66 (D66),Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU),the same parties from the preceding third Rutte cabinet. This formation process,lasting 299 days,was the longest formation in Dutch history.
Fahid Bashir Minhas is a Dutch politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He worked as a real estate developer and became a member of the Schiedam municipal council in 2014. He then served as alderman in the same city between 2018 and 2021. Minhas was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election.
Arnout Hoekstra is a Dutch politician. He was Lijsttrekker of the Socialist Party (SP) in the 2019 European Parliament election but was not elected as European parliamentarian.
Hatta Hannelore "Hatte" van der Woude is a Dutch politician who has represented the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the House of Representatives since 2021. She started her career in Vietnam and Singapore and later worked for The Hague University of Applied Sciences as a researcher,lecturer and policy advisor. Van der Woude was politically active in Delft's municipal council (2012–2016) and as an alderwoman in the city's municipal executive (2018–2021) prior to being elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election.
Vivianne L.W.A. Heijnen is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She served as Minister for the Environment as part of the fourth Rutte cabinet starting in January 2022 until the start of her maternity leave in May 2024. She did not return afterwards,as the Schoof cabinet was formed in July 2024. Heijnen was previously head of the Brussels campus of her alma mater Maastricht University,and she was active in local politics in Maastricht as municipal councilor (2010–18) and alderwoman (2018–22).
Songül Mutluer is a Dutch politician,serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2022. She is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and has served as a Zaanstad municipal council member and alderwoman for fifteen years before. Having studied law,Mutluer has also worked as a legal professional and taught law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Ilona Maria Lagas-Meijer is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). She participated in the 2023 Senate election as the Farmer–Citizen Movement's lead candidate,and became the party's parliamentary leader in the Senate. Lagas joined the Farmer–Citizen Movement in 2021 after leaving the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),for which she previously served as a municipal councillor and alderwoman.
