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Mat Herben
Mathieu "Mat" Herben (born 15 July 1952) is a Dutch journalist, civil servant and retired politician of the dissolved Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party and served as leader of the LPF 2003 to 2006. Biography Early career Mat Herben was born in The Hague to a Dutch father while his mother was of Polish origin. By his own admission, Herben wanted to join the Royal Netherlands Air Force after leaving school but was rejected because he was considered susceptible to blackmail because of his Polish mother. Instead, he began working as a claims correspondent for the NN Group. From 1977 to 1987 he was a civil servant at the Dutch Ministry of Defence before taking up journalism. From 1987 to 1990 he was the editor of the Catholic family magazine ''Manna'', and in the 1990s he was also the editor of ''Sta-Vast'', the magazine published by the right-wing organization Oud-Strijders Legioen. From 1990 to 1995 he wrote reviews on classical music and publications about popular medical and social top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Group Leader
A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. They are their party's most senior member of parliament (MP) in most parliamentary democracies. A party leader may be the same person as the parliamentary leader, or the roles may be separated. Terminology In many countries, the position of leader of a political party (that is, the organisational leader) and leader of a parliamentary group are separate positions, and while they are often held by the same person, this is not always or automatically the case. If the party leader is a member of the government, holds a different political office outside the parliamentary body in question, or no political office at all, the position of parliamentary leader is frequently held by a different person. In English, the leader may be referred to as a "parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |