Joan Leemhuis-Stout
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Joan Marika Leemhuis-Stout (born 29 June 1946, in Hoogezand) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie).
Leemhuis-Stout worked among others at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery and for the Dutch Union of Water Boards.
From 1984 to 1994 she was dike-reeve of the water board of Schieland and from 1994 to 1999 Queen's Commissioner of the province of South Holland. From 2011 to 2012 she was interim mayor of Schiedam.
On 13 September 2016, she became the acting King's Commissioner of Friesland, succeeding John Jorritsma.[1] On 1 March 2017, she was succeeded by Arno Brok.
Leemhuis-Stout studied agriculture of the Netherlands at Wageningen University.
References
[edit]- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ "Mevrouw Joan Leemhuis-Stout waarnemend commissaris in Fryslân - Provincie Fryslân". www.fryslan.frl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Dutch agronomists
- Dutch civil servants
- Women mayors of places in the Netherlands
- People from Leidschendam-Voorburg
- Mayors in South Holland
- Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- People from Hoogezand-Sappemeer
- People from Schiedam
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
- King's and Queen's Commissioners of South Holland
- Wageningen University and Research alumni
- King's and Queen's Commissioners of Friesland
- Women King's and Queen's Commissioners of the Netherlands
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politician stubs