Theo Bovens
Theodorus Jozef Franciscus Marie "Theo" Bovens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː ˈboːvəns]; born 1 October 1959) is a Dutch politician who served as the King's Commissioner of Limburg from 30 June 2011 until 19 April 2021. He has been acting mayor of Enschede since 2 October 2021.
A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, he was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht from 1986 to 2002 and served as one of the city's aldermen from 1994 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005 he was Vice Chairman of the Open University in the Netherlands and from 2005 until 2011 he served as chairman. From 2006 to 2011 he was also a member of the Social-Economic Council.
Bovens was born in Maastricht and studied history at Radboud University Nijmegen. He is married and has a daughter.
Honours and awards[]
Netherlands: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[1]
Holy See: Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (14 April 2007)
References[]
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ Commissaris van de koning: CV en Nevenfuncties - website of the Limburg Province
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