About Jan Reehorst
Lived 1923 – 2024 (aged 101). Jan Reehorst was a Dutch politician.
Jan Reehorst (21 March 1923 – 4 June 2024) was a Dutch politician.
Life and career Reehorst became a member of the Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of the municipal council of Rotterdam. Between 1956 and 1967, he was a member of the House of Representatives. In 1973, he became mayor of Velsen and from 1977 till 1984 he was mayor of Haarlem. In 2016, Reehorst's work as mayor of Haarlem was part of an exhibition on Haarlem's mayors at Museum Haarlem, which also included former mayors Elisabeth Schmitz, Jaap Pop, and Bernt Schneiders. and died in Haarlem on 4 June 2024, at the age of 101.
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Who was Jan Reehorst?
Dutch politician
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Jan Reehorst was born on 21 March 1923 in Rotterdam.
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Jan Reehorst died on 4 June 2024 in Haarlem.
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Jan Reehorst was a politician.
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Jan Reehorst was Dutch.
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