Sander de Rouwe (born 1 November 1980 in

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) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was a member of the House of Representatives between 1 March 2007 and 20 May 2015. He focused on matters of traffic, transport,

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and science education, inland navigation and spatial planning. In the provincial elections of 2015 he was elected to the States of Friesland, in which he served between 26 March and 20 May 2015. On 20 May 2015 he left the House of Representatives to become member of the provincial executive in

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, he was replaced by Erik Ronnes. He was invested as a Knight of the

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on his exit from the House. De Rouwe has been mayor of

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since 1 October 2021.Municipality of Kampen website
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References

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Parlement.com biography

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House of Representatives biography
1980 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Mayors in Overijssel Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Friesland Members of the Provincial-Executive of Friesland Municipal councillors in Friesland People from Bolsward People from Kampen, Overijssel Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub