Henk Leenders | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 10 September 2014 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 3 September 2013 – 11 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-01-28)28 January 1955 (age 70) Elst, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Henk Leenders (born 28 January 1955) is a Dutch politician.
Leenders studied nursing at the Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital inNijmegen between 1972 and 1976, he followed this up with a study of management at theHAN University of Applied Sciences between 1979 and 1981. He studied health sciences atMaastricht University between 1989 and 1992.[1]
He was member of the municipal council ofBreda 16 March 2006 and 11 March 2010. He was a member of theStates of North Brabant between 10 March 2011 and 3 October 2014, where he served as party leader.[1]
On 3 September 2013 he was installed as member of the DutchHouse of Representatives as a temporary replacement forYasemin Çegerek, who went on pregnancy leave. His temporary term lasted from 3 September until 11 December 2013.[2][3]
He returned to the House of Representatives on 10 September 2014 when he succeededMariëtte Hamer who became chair of theSocial-Economic Council.[4] His term in the House ended on 23 March 2017.[1]
