Hanneke Jagersma

Johanna "Hanneke" Jagersma (Dutch pronunciation: [joːˈɦɑnaː ˈɦɑnəkə ˈjaːɣərsmaː]; born 1 November 1951) is a Dutch former politician. She was member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands from 1974 to 1989 and mayor of Beerta from 1982 to 1990. She now works for Humanitas, a Dutch care organisation.

Hanneke Jagersma
Hanneke Jagersma in 1982
Mayor of Beerta
In office 1 April 1982 – 1 January 1990
Preceded by	Johannes Voslamber
Succeeded by	Wim Cornelis as mayor of Reiderland
Personal details
Born	Johanna Jagersma (1951-11-01) 1 November 1951 (age 73) Wymbritseradiel, Netherlands
Political party	Communist Party of the Netherlands (1974–1989) Socialist Party (2013–2017)

Early life

Johanna Jagersma^[1] was born on 1 November 1951 in Wymbritseradiel in the Netherlands. She studied at the mulo, the havo, and the social academy. She became a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) in 1974. She worked from 1975 until 1982 as coordinator for elderly care in the municipalities of Finsterwolde, Nieuweschans, and Beerta.^[2]

Politics

Hanneke Jagersma when she was installed as mayor of Beerta in 1982

Jagersma was a member of the States of Groningen from 1978 until 1982, where she was leader of the CPN.^[2]

On 1 April 1982, she became mayor of Beerta and was the first communist mayor in the Netherlands.^[3][4] In 1983, she was the first mayor in the Netherlands to receive maternity leave while she was in office.^[5] Jagersma did not join GroenLinks, into which the Communist Party merged in 1989.^[6] On 1 January 1990, Beerta was merged into Reiderland due to municipal reorganisations, and Jagersma was not appointed mayor of the new municipality.^[3][7]

After politics

Jagersma works as manager for Humanitas, a Dutch care organisation. It was reported in 2013 that she became member of the Socialist Party.^[6] She was a member until September 2017.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Johanna Jagersma (38)" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1989. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
2. "Beerta: eerste CPN-burgemeester" (in Dutch), Leidse Courant, 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. Beerta, CPN burgemeester (in Dutch), VPRO, 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "Installatie burgemeester Beerta 'historische dag'" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
5. "Rel rond vervanging burgemeester van Beerta" (in Dutch), Nederlands Dagblad, 1983. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
6. "'Ik weigerde bedrijven te openen, zelfs van kleine middenstanders'" (in Dutch), Tribune, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
7. "De burgemeesters voor wie geen gemeente meer is" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1989. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

External links

• Media related to Hanneke Jagersma at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Johannes Voslamber	Mayor of Beerta 1982–1990	Succeeded by Wim Cornelis as mayor of Reiderland