Lubertus Cornelis "Bert" Groen (born 28 March 1945 in
Haarlem) is a Dutch corporate director and former civil servant and politician of the
Reformed Political League
The Reformed Political LeagueTranslation used by Andeweg and Irwin in ''Governance and Politics of the Netherlands'' (2002: 45) ( nl, Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond, GPV) was an orthodox Protestant political party in the Netherlands. The GPV is ...
(GPV) and his successor the
ChristianUnion
The Christian Union ( nl, ChristenUnie, CU) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CU is a centrist party, maintaining more progressive stances on economic, immigration and environmental issues while holding more soci ...
(ChristenUnie). From 2002 to 2003 he was a
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
for the latter.
Groen was
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
of
Oldehove and
Bunschoten, and a member of the
provincial parliament of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
.
Groen is a member of the
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) (Dutch: Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland (vrijgemaakt)) are an orthodox Calvinist federation of churches. This church body arose in 1944 out of the so-called Liberation (') from the Reforme ...
and Knight of the
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.
The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...
.
References
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Parlement.com biography
1945 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch politicians
Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians
Dutch civil servants
Dutch corporate directors
Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Mayors in Utrecht (province)
People from Bunschoten
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Members of the Provincial Council of Groningen
Politicians from Haarlem
Reformed Churches (Liberated) Christians from the Netherlands
Reformed Political League politicians
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