About Henk ten Hoeve
Born 1946. Henk ten Hoeve is a Dutch politician, economist and teacher.
Hendrik (Henk) ten Hoeve (born 15 September 1946) is a Dutch politician. He led the Independent Senate Group (OSF) in the Senate from 10 June 2003 until 7 June 2011, and again from 9 June 2015 to 11 June 2019.
Ten Hoeve was born in Heerenveen. He studied economics at the Netherlands School of Economics in Rotterdam. He is the leader of the board of directors of the Dockingacollege school in Dokkum, having been one of its economics teachers and then its "conrector" (deputy head). From 1976 to 1980, Ten Hoeve was chairman of the Frisian National Party and from 1980 to 1988 the party's leader in the Provincial Council of Friesland.
In 2003, in the election for the Senate, he won one vote more than the party leader Fons Zinken. Thus Ten Hoeve was placed as number two on the voted preference list. In 2007, he was re-elected. He was also re-elected in 2015.
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Dutch politician
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Henk ten Hoeve was born on 15 September 1946 in Heerenveen.
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Henk ten Hoeve is a politician, economist and teacher.
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