Hessel Rienks

Hessel Rienks

Hessel Rienks in 1977
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
11 September 1974 – 14 September 1989
Personal details
Born (1932-03-04)4 March 1932
Weidum, Netherlands
Died 23 December 2014(2014-12-23) (aged 82)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Political party Labour Party
Alma mater University of Amsterdam

Hessel Rienks (4 March 1932 – 23 December 2014) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1974 and 1989 for the Labour Party.

Career

Rienks was born on 4 March 1932 in Weidum; he went to the Hogere Burgerschool in Zwolle. Rienks went on to study economy at the University of Amsterdam, graduating in 1957.[1] Between 1960 and 1963 he worked as an assistant at a chemical company. In 1963 he started working for the municipality of Zwolle, heading the economic department of the public works office for eleven years.[1]

In 1974 Rienks was elected to the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.[1] As representative he concerned himself with spatial planning, regional economy policies and finances of lower government. Together with Frits Castricum he promoted the cause of the Hanzelijn-railway. He also lead the parliamentary commission on the building of new housing for the House of Representatives.[2] His membership of the House ended on 14 September 1989. The same month he became director of the Instituut Ziektekostenvoorziening Ambtenaren, he worked in that position until 1992.[1]

Rienks was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 29 April 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Drs. H. (Hessel) Rienks" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "In memoriam Hessel Rienks" (in Dutch). PvdA Zwolle. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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