Harm Brouwer Explained

Harm Brouwer
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:6 July 2016
Term End1:23 March 2017
Term Start2:1 March 2016
Term End2:10 June 2016
Term Start3:5 November 2015
Term End3:12 January 2016
Birth Date:4 April 1957
Birth Place:Anloo, Netherlands
Party:Labour Party

Harm Brouwer (born 4 April 1957) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 6 July 2016 and 23 March 2017. He previously served twice as a temporary member of the House, most recently from 1 March 2016 to 10 June 2016, when he replaced Lea Bouwmeester while she was pregnant and on maternity leave.[1] [2] Before that, he replaced Manon Fokke from 5 November 2015 to 12 January 2016, when she was pregnant and on maternity leave, after she had previously been temporarily replaced by Joyce Vermue.[3]

Career

Brouwer was born on 4 April 1957 in Anloo.[2] He worked for seven years at the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging where he was head of the Northern provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. Brouwer also worked as social programme manager for the municipality of Groningen.[2]

Brouwer was chairman of the region of Drenthe for the Labour Party between 2005 and 2015.[4] In the parliamentary elections of 2012 Brouwer occupied number 49 on the Labour Party list and was not elected.[4]

His term in the House ended on 23 March 2017.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nieuw VVD-Tweede Kamerlid en vervanger bij PvdA . nl . Parlement.com . 1 March 2016 . 8 March 2016.
  2. Web site: H. (Harm) Brouwer . nl . Parlement.com . 8 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Tijdelijk PvdA-Tweede Kamerlid Harm Brouwer beëdigd . nl . Parlement.com . 5 November 2015 . 4 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Oud-PvdA-voorzitter Brouwer geïnstalleerd in Tweede Kamer . nl . RTV Drenthe . 5 November 2015 . 4 December 2015.