Enneüs "Inne" Heerma (23 December 1944 – 1 March 1999) was a Dutch politician of the

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(CDA) party and management consultant. Heerma applied at the Free University Amsterdam in July 1963 majoring in

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and obtaining an

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degree in June 1965 before graduating with an

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degree in July 1970. Heerma worked as a management consultant in

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from January 1971 until September 1978. Heerma served on the

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of Amsterdam from March 1971 until July 1986 and served as an Alderman in Amsterdam from September 1978 until July 1986. Heerma served as acting

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from 1 June 1983 until 16 June 1983 following the retirement of

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. After the election of 1986 Heerma was appointed as State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 17 July 1986. Heerma was appointed as State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment following the resignation of

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, taking office on 27 October 1986. The Cabinet Lubbers II fell on 3 May 1989 and continued to serve in a demissionary. Heerma was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1989, taking office on 14 September 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Heerma continued as State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. After the election of 1994 Heerma returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994. After the

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and

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of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives

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announced he was stepping down as Leader and Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives following the defeat in the

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, the Christian Democratic Appeal leadership approached Heerma as his successor, Heerma accepted and became the Leader and Parliamentary leader, taking office on 18 August 1994. The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I following the cabinet formation of 1994 on 22 August 1994. On 27 March 1997 following increasing criticism on his performance as

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Heerma announced he was stepping down Leader and Parliamentary leader but retained his seat in the House of Representatives and continued to serve as a backbencher until his resignation on 9 April 1997. Heerma remained in active politics, in October 1997 he was nominated as a Mayor of Hilversum but was diagnosed with

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the day before his official conformation, he died two years later at the age of 54. Heerma was known for his abilities as a

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and '' policy wonk''. He holds the distinction as the longest-serving State Secretary for Housing with . His youngest son

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is also a politician and is currently serving as the Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives, the same office Heerma himself held 22 years earlier.

Decorations

Bridge

In 2001, a long road bridge, connecting the new residential neighbourhood of

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, built on seven manmade islands, to the

mainland, was finished and name after Heerma: the Enneüs Heerma Bridge.

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