Cornelis "Cees" van Bruchem (born 25 February 1950 in
Bruchem
Bruchem is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Bruchem was a separate municipality, which was renamed in 1818, to "Kerkwij ...
) is a former
Dutch
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politician. Until 2008, he was a member of the
ChristianUnion
The Christian Union ( ; 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 socially conservative ...
(ChristenUnie). Before that he was a member of its predecessor the
Reformatory Political Federation
The Reformatory Political Federation (; RPF) was a minor Protestant Christian democracy, Christian political party in the Netherlands.
History
The RPF was founded on 15 March 1975 by three groups of orthodox Christians. The first group were mem ...
(RPF). He was a
Senator
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from 1999 to 2003. Previously he was a
councillor
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from
Kerkwijk
Kerkwijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged wit ...
and
Zaltbommel
Zaltbommel (), also known, historically and colloquially, as Bommel, is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.
History
The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...
, and also an
alderman
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in last one.
References
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Parlement.com biography
1950 births
Living people
Aldermen in Gelderland
Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians
Dutch agronomists
Dutch corporate directors
Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
People from Zaltbommel
Reformatory Political Federation politicians
Wageningen University and Research alumni
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