Rinse Zijlstra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rinse Zijlstra

Dutch politician and economist

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1927

Place of Birth: Oosterbierum, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2017

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Rinse Zijlstra (19 April 1927 – 26 September 2017) was a Dutch politician. Zijlstra was born in Oosterbierum to parents Ane Jelle Zijlstra and Pietje Postuma.
His older brother was Jelle Zijlstra.
Rinse Zijlstra served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party.
Between 1975 and 1981, Zijlstra was mayor of Smallingerland.
He was elected to the Senate between 1983 and 1995, representing the Christian Democratic Appeal, which had absorbed the Anti-Revolutionary Party in 1980.He died in Beetsterzwaag on 26 September 2017, aged 90.