Hessel Rienks
Hessel Rienks | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 11 September 1974 – 14 September 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Weidum, Netherlands | 4 March 1932
Died | 23 December 2014 Zwolle, Netherlands | (aged 82)
Political party | Labour Party |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Hessel Rienks (4 March 1932 – 23 December 2014) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1974 and 1989 for the Labour Party.
Career
Rienks was born on 4 March 1932 in Weidum; he went to the Hogere Burgerschool in Zwolle. Rienks went on to study economy at the University of Amsterdam, graduating in 1957.[1] Between 1960 and 1963 he worked as an assistant at a chemical company. In 1963 he started working for the municipality of Zwolle, heading the economic department of the public works office for eleven years.[1]
In 1974 Rienks was elected to the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.[1] As representative he concerned himself with spatial planning, regional economy policies and finances of lower government. Together with Frits Castricum he promoted the cause of the Hanzelijn-railway. He also led the parliamentary commission on the building of new housing for the House of Representatives.[2] His membership of the House ended on 14 September 1989. The same month he became director of the Instituut Ziektekostenvoorziening Ambtenaren, he worked in that position until 1992.[1]
Rienks was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 29 April 1987.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Drs. H. (Hessel) Rienks" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "In memoriam Hessel Rienks" (in Dutch). PvdA Zwolle. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
External links
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl)
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- 1932 births
- 2014 deaths
- Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- People from Littenseradiel
- University of Amsterdam alumni