Gert Schutte
Gert Schutte | |
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![]() Schutte in 1982 | |
Leader of the Reformed Political League | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 13 February 2001 | |
Preceded by | Bart Verbrugh |
Succeeded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
Leader of the Reformed Political League in the House of Representatives | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 13 February 2001 | |
Preceded by | Bart Verbrugh |
Succeeded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 13 February 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerrit Jan Schutte 24 May 1939 Nieuwpoort, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Christian Union (from 2002) |
Other political affiliations | Reformed Political League (1973–2002) |
Residence | Zeist |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Teacher · Author · Columnist |
Gerrit Jan "Gert" Schutte (born 24 May 1939) is a retired Dutch politician and teacher. A member of the defunct Reformed Political League (GPV) now merged into the Christian Union (CU), he served as party leader from 1981 to 2001.
Early life[]
After finishing high school in 1956 Schutte started working as a civil servant for the municipality of Giessenburg. He would work in the same function for the municipalities of Schoonhoven, Elst en Nieuwpoort. In 1968 until 1981 he was deputy-secretary, the second highest civil servant, of the municipality of Zeist. In the same years he followed a number of educations specializing in governing in local governments. From 1969 until 1974 he also taught Law for Municipalities.
Politics[]
From 1974 until 1978 Schutte became a member of the States-Provincial of the province of Utrecht for the Reformed Political League. In 1981 he was elected in the Dutch House of Representatives. He was the only representative of his party and, because of that, Parliamentary group leader. In 1989 the party did get a second seat in Parliament and until his resignment in 2001 he worked together with Eimert van Middelkoop. In these years Schutte would become renowned as the Constitutional law conscience of the Parliament. He felt that other politicians didn't pay enough attention to the Constitutional laws.
After his resignment Schutte served as a member of the Select Board. He also investigated fraud of a number of Dutch institutions in the Higher education and was a member of the committee which was involved in preparing the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
Schutte was a columnist of the Friesch Dagblad and the . He is the father of six children and is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).
Decorations[]
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Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 1997 | |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 13 February 2001 |
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