Michiel Pieter Maria Holtackers (born 19 October 1956 in

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

) is a former Dutch

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and

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as well as

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leader. As a member of the

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( , CDA) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in the Netherlands. Formed as a federation in 1975 by the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, and the Christian Historical ...

(Christen-Democratisch Appèl) he was an MP from 30 June 2011 to 19 September 2012, succeeding Gerda Verburg. He focused on matters of

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and

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.Christian Democratic Appeal website
Holtackers studied at the Police Academy of the Netherlands in

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and

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at the Belgian

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. From 1976 to 2011 he worked in the Dutch law enforcement; his last position was that of chief of the department of international police education of the Dutch Police Academy. From 1997 to 2006 he was also chairman of the Dutch association of middle and higher level police officers. Holtackers is a member of the

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Parlement.com biography
1956 births Living people 20th-century Roman Catholics 21st-century Roman Catholics Catholic University of Leuven alumni Chiefs of police Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch criminologists Dutch educators Dutch police officers Dutch Roman Catholics Dutch MPs 2010–2012 Politicians from Arnhem Dutch trade union leaders Christian Democratic Appeal MPs {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub