Herman Meijer

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Herman Meijer
Personal details
Born (1947-02-15) 15 February 1947 (age 78)
Political party GroenLinks
Alma mater Delft University of Technology
Awards Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Herman Meijer (born 15 February 1947 in Eindhoven) [1] is a Dutch politician for the GroenLinks party.

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Life

Meijer studied architecture and urban planning at Delft University of Technology. He was active in the gay and lesbian movement and the peace movement, and became a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. In 1990, Meijer joined the GroenLinks party. From 1990 to 2002, he sat on the city council of Rotterdam. [1] From 1994 to 2002, Meijer served as alderman in that city. [1] From 2003 to 2006, Meijer succeeded Mirjam de Rijk as party leader of GroenLinks. [1] [2] He was succeeded as party leader by Henk Nijhof in 2006.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ir. H. (Herman) Meijer - Parlement & Politiek". parlement.com. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ de Koning, Petra (10 June 2006). "'Groenlinks is zo wit als wat' - NRC". NRC . Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2025.


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