Jacques Tichelaar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacques Tichelaar

Dutch politician, trade union leader and educator

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

Profession: teacher, politician, economist, trade unionist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jacques Tichelaar (born 2 January 1953) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator.
He is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid).
Since 1 May 2009 he has been the King's Commissioner (governor on behalf of the king) in the province of Drenthe.
He resigned on March 1, 2017. Previously he was a teachers' trade union leader from 1994 to 2002 and a MP from 2002 to 2009.
He acted as a Parliamentary group leader from 2007 to 2008. In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in business administration at Kingston University.