Gerrit Schoenmakers

Gerrit Bartel Schoenmakers ( Middelburg , January 1 1942 ) is a former politician on behalf of the Labour Party and teacher.

Schoenmakers gained after his HBS-b in 1965 in Groningen, the power to history to secondary school. He then taught history until 1978, until he joined the Middelburgcouncil . In 1980 he also became alderman in Middelburg (for the introduction of dualism ) which for some time alderman urban regeneration and planning, but also the environment and culture . This he would remain until 1994, when his party in Middelburg a big election defeat suffered. After retiring as alderman, he was more among active as chairman at the Zeeland Biological Museum and Foundation for New Zealand Music .

In 1998, state Schoenmakers at position 49 of the candidate of the Labour Party for the Lower House of Parliament, and after advancing by some candidates towards thesecond purple government (the party had 45 seats won) was Schoenmakers on 25 August admitted to room. He kept himself in parliament with issues in the area ofhousing (monuments, welfare supervision), environmental management ( litter , sustainably produced wood ), nature and specific Zeeland topics.