Leon Frissen
Encyclopedia
Leonardus Johannes Petrus Maria (Léon) Frissen (Beek
, 24 June 1950) is the present Queen's Commissioner
or Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg
, Netherlands
.
In the Dutch
province
of Limburg
, the Queen's Commissioner is usually called "Gouverneur" (governor
), as in Belgium
. Similarly, the "Provinciehuis" (Province Hall) at Maastricht
is called "Gouvernement" (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century.
Beek
Beek is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality of Beek has two railway stations - Beek-Elsloo railway station in the west, and Spaubeek railway station in the east of the municipality...
, 24 June 1950) is the present Queen's Commissioner
Queen's Commissioner
The Queen's Commissioner is the head of a province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten and the Gedeputeerde Staten , but only has a right to vote in the latter...
or Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
In the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
, the Queen's Commissioner is usually called "Gouverneur" (governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
), as in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Similarly, the "Provinciehuis" (Province Hall) at Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
is called "Gouvernement" (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century.
Career
- 1971–1975 Council officer of the municipalityMunicipalityA municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
Bingelrade (presently the municipality OnderbankenOnderbanken- Population centres :Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, Quabeek, Raath, Schinveld, Viel.-External links:*...
). - 1975–1979 Chief executive of the municipalities Bingelrade and Jabeek (presently the municipality Onderbanken).
- 1979–1986 Director CDA-bureau Limburg in SittardSittardSittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...
. - 1986–1994 Member of parliament (CDAChristian Democratic AppealThe Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
). - 1994–2001 Mayor of the municipality Arcen en VeldenArcen en VeldenArcen en Velden is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg.-History:...
. - 2001–2005 Mayor of the municipality Horst aan de MaasHorst aan de MaasHorst aan de Maas is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality.- Population centres :...
. - 2005 Queen's CommissionerQueen's CommissionerThe Queen's Commissioner is the head of a province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten and the Gedeputeerde Staten , but only has a right to vote in the latter...
of the province of LimburgLimburg (Netherlands)Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
.
External links
- Read article: 'Léon Frissen, Governor of Limburg: “I am a European”', published by Rinnie Oey in Crossroads, 18 August 2006