Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer (born 24 August 1962) is a Dutch politician serving as

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of Limburg since December 2021. A member of the

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(SP), he was its

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and

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in the

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from 5 March 2010 until 13 December 2017. Roemer served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 until 2018, as acting Mayor of Heerlen from 2018 to 2020, and as acting mayor of

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from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Early life

Roemer was the fourth in a family of five children. His father was the head of department for an unknown company. After finishing high school, Roemer studied to be an elementary school teacher. From 1986 until 1992, he was a teacher at an

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Beuningen Beuningen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. to the north lies the river Waal (river), Waal Beuningen lies ad ...

called 't Schrijverke. From 1992 until 2002, he was a teacher at an elementary school called De Peppels, located in his hometown Boxmeer.Emile Roemer gekozen tot fractievoorzitter en beschikbaar als lijsttrekker
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Politics

In 1994 he was elected to the

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of Boxmeer; in 2002 he became the

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in the

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for finance. From 1980 until 2007 he was chairman of the Socialist Party in Boxmeer. In the 2006 general election, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the Socialist Party. On 5 March 2010 he was elected the new party leader following the resignation of Agnes Kant. On 13 March 2010 he was elected as the SP '' lijsttrekker'' (top candidate) for the upcoming general election. He was again ''lijsttrekker'' in

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and

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

. In 2018, he became Acting Mayor of Heerlen. In 2020, he became Acting

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. On 1 December 2021 he was installed as the new governor of the province of Limburg.

Personal life

Roemer has been married to Aimée Roemer since 1986. They have two daughters together.Emile Roemer
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References

External links

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Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Roemer, Emile 1962 births Living people Aldermen in North Brabant Dutch anti-poverty advocates Dutch schoolteachers King's and Queen's Commissioners of Limburg Leaders of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) Mayors of Alkmaar Mayors of Heerlen Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Dutch MPs 2017–2021 Dutch MPs 2006–2010 Dutch MPs 2010–2012 Dutch MPs 2012–2017 Municipal councillors of Boxmeer People from Boxmeer Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians