Alexander Sakkers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alexander Sakkers

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 28-May-1948

Place of Birth: Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: politician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Alexander Sakkers

  • Alexander Boudewijn Sakkers (Delft, 28 May 1948) is a former politician from the Netherlands.
  • He is a former member of the gedeputeerde staten of Groningen, mayor of Heerlen and mayor of Eindhoven. Sakkers grew up in Arnhem.
  • Originally he was employed as an airforce officer, however after his study in geography, he chose a career in education.
  • Till 1993 he was rector (head of daily ongoings) of the secondary school community in Ter Apel. Sakkers is a member of the liberal party, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
  • In 1993 he became a member of the gedeputeerde staten of Groningen, with responsibility for economic and European affairs.
  • In 2000 he became mayor of the city of Heerlen, in the southern province of Limburg.
  • There he was responsible for Operatie Hartslag (operation heartbeat), which was supposed to lower drugproblems by taking care of addicts and increasing police presence.
  • In 2003 he became mayor of Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant.
  • During his term in office he was responsible for the increased cooperation between the three local technology cities Eindhoven, Aachen and Leuven. On 1 September 2007 Sakkers resigned early as mayor of Eindhoven to become chairman of Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN).
  • His term as mayor would end in 2009.
  • Sakkers is currently a member of the daily and general management of VNO-NCW.
  • He is also chairman of the European commission for Transport of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and he is a member of the Social-Economic Council on behalve of the employers in the Dutch transport area.

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