Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn

Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn (28 December 1868 – 6 September 1938) was a wealthy Dutch businessman and liberal municipal administrator from an old patrician family, in the first half of the 20th century.

After grammar school, he studied law in Leiden, which was concluded in 1894. After having been a lawyer and bank manager, he became an alderman for public housing in The Hague.

Early life and education Pieter Droogleever Fortuijn was born on 28 December 1868 in Rotterdam as the son of Lambertus Droogleever Fortuijn, a banker, and Maria Catharina Kalishoek. His name was changed from "Fortuijn" to "Fortuyn" by order of the District Court in Rotterdam dated 28 June 1912. In 1923 he retired from the city council and made a long journey to East Asia.

The general success of Fortuyn's mayorship was demonstrated by his reappointment in 1934, despite being aged 66. In addition to football, he was also an advanced adept of the game of chess.

Legacy The Droogleever Fortuynplein, on the north side of the Maastunnel, is named after him, just like the Mr. P. Droogleever Fortuynweg in the Zuiderpark in The Hague. Given his role for the Zuiderpark, a year after his death a group of people came together to realize a memorial for him at the park, which was made by the sculptor Corinne Franzen-Heslenfeld. To illustrate the significance of Droogleever Fortuijn, a relief depicting the port of Rotterdam can be seen to the left of his portrait medallion.

Overview Political positions of Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn: Lawyer and attorney in The Hague, from 1894 to 1913 Director of the Municipal Mortgage Bank in The Hague, from 1898 to 1925 Member of the municipal council of The Hague, from 3 September 1912 to 15 October 1928 Alderman (of finance and crisis and distribution affairs) of The Hague, from 2 September 1913 to 2 September 1919 Alderman (of public works and housing) of The Hague, from 2 September 1919 to 16 July 1923 Member of the House of Representatives of the States General, from 15 September 1925 to 17 September 1929 Mayor of Rotterdam, from 15 October 1928 to 6 September 1938 Member of the Senate of the States General, from 20 September 1932 to 6 September 1938.