| Harry Borghouts | |
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| Assumed office 1 June 2002 |
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| Monarch | Queen Beatrix |
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| Preceded by | Jos van Kemenade |
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| Born | 7 February 1943 Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Political Party of Radicals GreenLeft |
| Alma mater | Royal Netherlands Naval College University of Amsterdam |
Henricus Cornelius Johannes Lodewijk "Harry" Borghouts (born 7 February 1943) is the Queen's Commissioner in the province North Holland since 1 June 2002. He is a member of the political party GreenLeft. He was the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2002.[1]
Harry Borghouts was born on 7 February 1943 in Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands.[1] His father, who fought for the Dutch resistance during World War II, was State Secretary of Defence from 1965 to 1966.[2] After his gymnasium education in Rotterdam, where he majored in arts, Borghouts studied to be a naval officer at the Royal Netherlands Naval College from 1961 to 1964. Afterwards, he studied Law at the University of Amsterdam, where he graduated in 1977.[1]
Borghouts was made Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau on 28 April 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d (Dutch) "Mr. H.C.J.L. Borghouts". Parlement & Politiek. Leiden University. http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/17568. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ (Dutch) "J.J.F. Borghouts". Parlement & Politiek. Leiden University. http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/01825. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- (Dutch) H.C.J.L. Borghouts
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| Preceded by Jos van Kemenade |
Queen's Commissioner in North Holland 1 June 2002 – present |
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