Wim van de Donk
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Wilhelmus Bernhard Henricus Josephus (Wim) van de Donk (born May 17, 1962 in Veghel
) is a Dutch
politician and former academic and civil servant. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
(Christen-Democratisch Appèl). Since October 1, 2009 he has been Queen's Commissioner
of the province of North Brabant
.
Van de Donk studied public administration
at the Radboud University Nijmegen
and Tilburg University. He among others worked at the Dutch Ministry of Justice. From 1999 to 2009 he was public administration professor at Tilburg University and from 2004 to 2009 he also was president of the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy
(Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid).
Wim van de Donk is married and has two daughters. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Veghel
Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.Since 1994 Veghel and the neighbouring village of Erp have formed a single municipality.Veghel is twinned with Goch in Germany.- Population centres :*Boerdonk*Eerde*Erp*Keldonk...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician and former academic and civil servant. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
(Christen-Democratisch Appèl). Since October 1, 2009 he has been Queen's Commissioner
Queen's Commissioner
The Queen's Commissioner is the head of a province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten and the Gedeputeerde Staten , but only has a right to vote in the latter...
of the province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
.
Van de Donk studied public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
at the Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands...
and Tilburg University. He among others worked at the Dutch Ministry of Justice. From 1999 to 2009 he was public administration professor at Tilburg University and from 2004 to 2009 he also was president of the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy
Scientific Council for Government Policy
The Scientific Council for Government Policy is an independent think tank of the Dutch government....
(Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid).
Wim van de Donk is married and has two daughters. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.