Hubert Bruls

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Hubert Bruls
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Hubert Bruls in 2012
Mayor of Nijmegen
Assumed office
21 May 2012
Preceded byThom de Graaf
Mayor of Venlo
In office
2005–2012
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2002–2005
Alderman of Nijmegen
In office
1999–2002
Member of the municipal council of Nijmegen
In office
1998–2002
Personal details
Born6 February 1966
Nuth, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA)

Hubertus Maria Franciscus (Hubert) Bruls (born 6 February 1966 in Nuth) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Bruls is mayor of Nijmegen since 2012, chairman of the safety region Southeast Gelderland, and chairman of the National Security Council.[1][2] In this last function he is the main liaison between the Minister of Health and the Safety Regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Before becoming mayor of Nijmegen he was mayor of Venlo, a member of the House of Representatives and served as both an Alderman and a member of the municipal council of Nijmegen.[2]

Early life[]

Bruls followed gymnasium, the highest Dutch variant of secondary education, at the former in Sittard. He studied political science at Radboud University Nijmegen, before working at the trade union NOVON/ABVAKABO.[2]

Politics[]

Personal life[]

Bruls is married and has two daughters.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Most Dutch heeded call to stay home over weekend; also do so today: Security Council" (in Dutch). NL Times. 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Resume as Mayor of Nijmegen" (in Dutch). Municipality of Nijmegen. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Voetbal, muziek en boeken: de ideale zaterdag van burgemeester Hubert Bruls" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 14 December 2019.
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