Herman Redemeijer (27 November 1930 – 29 February 2020) was a Dutch politician and educator. He served as a member of the States of Overijssel between 1979 and 1987 and subsequently in the

Senate 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 el ...

of the Netherlands between 1997 and 1995. Redemeijer was a member of the Labour Party.

Life

Redemeijer was born on 27 November 1930 in

Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants dialect, Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Overijssel, Borne, Almelo and Ol ...

. He chose a career in education, and was a teacher and later school principal. Redemeijer also worked for the teachers' union for ten years. From 1972 to 1987 he was a national inspector for

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

. Redemeijer at one point served in the municipal council of

Bussum Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the province of North Holland in the Netherlands near Hilversum. Since 2016, Bussum has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren. Bussum had a ...

. On 22 August 1979 Redemijer became member of the States of Overijssel for the Labour Party. He served until 12 November 1987. Redemeijer had already entered the

of the Netherlands on 23 June 1987. In the Senate he was the Labour spokesperson for education, agriculture and development aid. He was chair of the commission of education between October 1993 and June 1995. Redemeijer died on the leap day of 2020 in

Almelo Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle o ...

, aged 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Redemeijer, Herman 1930 births 2020 deaths Dutch educators Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Provincial Council of Overijssel Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in North Holland People from Hengelo