Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland
Jonkheer Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (8 December 1932 – 22 September 2021) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland | |
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_Beelaerts_van_Blokland,_Bestanddeelnr_931-5462.jpg) Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland in 1981 | |
| Mayor of Hengelo | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 1 October 2000 Ad interim | |
| Preceded by | Wolter Lemstra |
| Succeeded by | Frank Kerckhaert |
| Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht | |
| In office 16 October 1985 – 1 January 1998 | |
| Monarch | Beatrix |
| Preceded by | Pieter van Dijke |
| Succeeded by | Boele Staal |
| Mayor of Apeldoorn | |
| In office 1 September 1981 – 16 October 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Frans Dijckmeester |
| Succeeded by | Ton Hubers |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 June 1981 – 9 September 1981 | |
| Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning | |
| In office 19 December 1977 – 1 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Hans Gruijters |
| Succeeded by | Dany Tuijnman (Ad interim) |
| Mayor of Amstelveen | |
| In office 1 January 1971 – 19 December 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Dirk Rijnders |
| Succeeded by | Wilhem Quarles van Ufford |
| Mayor of Vianen | |
| In office 1 April 1967 – 1 January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Govert Pellikaan |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Wijk |
| Mayor of Wolphaartsdijk | |
| In office 1 February 1963 – 1 April 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Barend ter Haar Romeny |
| Succeeded by | Adriaan Hack (Ad interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland 8 December 1932 Heerjansdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 September 2021 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Historical Union (until 1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Ulrica Bentinck (m. 1961; her death 2018) |
| Children | 3 children |
| Residence | Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Urban planner · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist |
He was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he was an MP. Beelaerts van Blokland was mayor of Wolphaartsdijk, Vianen, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, and Hengelo. He was also Queen's Commissioner of the Province of Utrecht from 1985 to 1998.[1]
Pieter Beelaerts Van Blokland Media
NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Knight BAR
NLD Order of Orange-Nassau - Grand Officer BAR
References
Other websites
- (in Dutch) Jhr.Drs. P.A.C. (Pieter) Beelaerts van Blokland, Parlement.com