Fedde Jonkman
Fedde Jonkman (28 April 1941 – November 2024) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He became most known as the mayor of Rijnsburg (1985-1997) and the mayor of Waddinxveen (1997-2004).
Fedde Jonkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1941 Akmarijp, Netherlands |
| Died | November 2024 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | politician |
Biography
changeJonkman was born in Friesland in Akmarijp in 1941. He attended Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs and afterwards the normal school for teachers. He started working as a teacher and after taking multiple courses he became a history, geography and social studies teacher. From 1972 to 1978 Jonkman was deputy director of the Christian LEAO in Drachten. Next to that, he was from 1974 a member of the municipal council of Smallingerland, that includes Drachten.[1] In 1978 he became alderman. In April 1985 he was appointed mayor of the at the time South Holland municipality Rijnsburg. He was the mayor there for 12 years. After that he was from 1997 mayor of Waddinxveen. In June 2004, to everyone's surprise, he took early retirement.[2][3][4][5]
Jonkman died in November 2024, at the age of 83 years old.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "Smallingerland". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 8 September 1982. Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Jonkman: 'Hiel bewust' gekozen voor Zuid-Holland". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 21 March 1985. Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Woudenberg, Bert (29 November 2024). "Oud-burgemeester van Waddinxveen Fedde Jonkman (83) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fedde Jonkman (1941-2024), alom geliefde Rijnsburgse burgemeester die altijd wist wat er speelde". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ↑ "Oud-burgemeester Fedde Jonkman over Rijnsburg: 'Ik ben verliefd op deze plek'". allesoverkatwijk.nl (in Dutch). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
Other websites
change- Image of Jonkman (who kicks off) at Beeldbank Historische Genootschap Waddinxveen
