Mark Harbers
Encyclopedia
Markus Gerardus Jozef Harbers (born 19 April 1969 in Ede
) is a Dutch
politician
and former communication
employee. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 1 December 2009. He focuses on matters of finance
.
Harbers was a member of the municipality of the ward Kralingen-Crooswijk
(Rotterdam
) from 1992 to 1998 and a member of the municipality of Rotterdam from 2002 to 2007. He was also an alderman
of Rotterdam from 2007 to 2009.
He studied economics
at Erasmus University Rotterdam (unfinished).
Ede, Netherlands
' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
) is a 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...
politician
Politician
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and former communication
Communication
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employee. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
(Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since 1 December 2009. He focuses on matters of finance
Finance
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.
Harbers was a member of the municipality of the ward Kralingen-Crooswijk
Kralingen-Crooswijk
Kralingen-Crooswijk is a township of the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It is located at the immediate east of the city's centre. As of 2005 it has about 52,379 inhabitants and has a territory of about 1,286 ha...
(Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
) from 1992 to 1998 and a member of the municipality of Rotterdam from 2002 to 2007. He was also an alderman
Alderman
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of Rotterdam from 2007 to 2009.
He studied economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Erasmus University Rotterdam (unfinished).