Rinse Zijlstra Explained

Rinse Zijlstra
Office:Senator
Term Start:1983
Term End:1995
Office1:Mayor of Smallingerland
Term Start1:1975
Term End1:1981
Term Start2:1967
Term End2:1973
Birth Date:19 April 1927
Birth Place:Oosterbierum, Netherlands
Death Place:Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch

Rinse Zijlstra (19 April 1927 – 26 September 2017) was a Dutch politician.

Zijlstra was born in Oosterbierum to parents Ane Jelle Zijlstra and Pietje Postuma. His older brother was Jelle Zijlstra. Rinse Zijlstra served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. Between 1975 and 1981, Zijlstra was mayor of Smallingerland. He was elected to the Senate between 1983 and 1995, representing the Christian Democratic Appeal, which had absorbed the Anti-Revolutionary Party in 1980.[1]

He died in Beetsterzwaag on 26 September 2017, aged 90.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Oud-burgemeester Rinse Zijlstra overleden. 30 September 2017. Leeuwarder Courant. 28 September 2017.