Alexander Boudewijn Sakkers (

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, 28 May 1948) is a former politician from the

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. He is a former member of the

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, mayor of

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and mayor of

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. Sakkers grew up in

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. Originally he was employed as an airforce officer, however after his study in geography, he chose a career in education. Till 1993 he was rector (head of daily ongoings) of the secondary school community in

Ter Apel Ter Apel (; Gronings: ''Troapel'') is a village with a population of 9,914 residents in the municipality Westerwolde (municipality), Westerwolde in the northern Netherlands, in the province Groningen (province), Groningen in the region Westerwolde ...

. Sakkers is a member of the liberal party, the

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(VVD). In 1993 he became a member of the

, with responsibility for economic and European affairs. In 2000 he became mayor of the city of

, in the southern province of

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. There he was responsible for ''Operatie Hartslag'' (operation heartbeat), which was supposed to lower drugproblems by taking care of addicts and increasing police presence. In 2003 he became mayor of

, in the province of

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. During his term in office he was responsible for the increased cooperation between the three local technology cities

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and

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. On 1 September 2007 Sakkers resigned early as mayor of Eindhoven to become chairman of Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN). His term as mayor would end in 2009.Burgemeester Sakkers wil weg uit Eindhoven

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, 7 May 2007. Sakkers is currently a member of the daily and general management of

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. He is also chairman of the European commission for Transport of the

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(IRU) and he is a member of the

Social-Economic Council The Social and Economic Council ( Dutch: ''Sociaal-Economische Raad'', SER) is a major economic advisory council to the cabinet of the Netherlands. Formally it heads a system of sector-based regulatory organisations. It represents the social p ...

on behalve of the employers in the Dutch transport area.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakkers, Alexander 1948 births Living people Mayors of Eindhoven Mayors of Heerlen People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians Politicians from Delft