Sybrand van Haersma Buma facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sybrand van Haersma Buma
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Mayor of Leeuwarden | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2019 |
|
| Preceded by | Ferd Crone |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| In office 30 June 2012 – 22 May 2019 |
|
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Succeeded by | Hugo de Jonge |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 12 October 2010 – 21 May 2019 |
|
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Heerma |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 29 May 2019 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sybrand van Haersma Buma
30 July 1965 Workum, Friesland, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Spouse | Marijke Geertsema |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Groningen (LLB, LLM) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (LLM) |
Sybrand van Haersma Buma (born July 30, 1965) is a Dutch politician. He is currently the Mayor of Leeuwarden, a city in the Netherlands. He started this important role in 2019.
Before becoming mayor, he was a member of the House of Representatives. This is like the parliament in other countries. He served there from 2002 until 2019. He also led a major political party, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), from 2012 to 2019.
Who is Sybrand van Haersma Buma?
Sybrand van Haersma Buma comes from an old family in Friesland, a province in the Netherlands. His family has a history of being involved in local government. His father, Bernard van Haersma Buma, was also a mayor. He was the mayor of Workum and later Sneek.
His grandfather was also a mayor, serving in Stavoren. Both his father and grandfather were part of a political party called the Christian Historical Union (CHU). This party later joined with others to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in 1980.
His Education and Early Career
Sybrand van Haersma Buma studied law at the University of Groningen from 1983 to 1989. He also took a course at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in England. After finishing his studies, he worked for the Council of State. This is an important advisory body to the Dutch government. He also worked for the Ministry of the Interior.
His Political Journey
In the late 1990s, Sybrand van Haersma Buma became active in the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He was a secretary for the party in The Hague. He also served on the party's executive committee in the province of South Holland.
From January to June 2002, he was a member of the local council in Voorburg. In May 2002, he became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives. In parliament, he became known for his focus on law and order. From 2007 to 2010, he was the secretary of the CDA's group in the House of Representatives.
.jpg)
Even though the CDA party did not win the 2010 elections, Sybrand van Haersma Buma was re-elected to parliament. He supported his party leader, Maxime Verhagen, during talks to form a new government. After Verhagen became a Deputy Prime Minister, Van Haersma Buma was chosen to lead the CDA group in parliament.
Later, he decided to run for the leadership of the CDA party. On May 18, 2012, he was elected as the top candidate for the CDA. This meant he would lead the party in the next elections.
After the 2017 Dutch general election, the CDA joined with other parties to form a new government. However, Van Haersma Buma chose to stay in the House of Representatives. He continued to lead the CDA group there, instead of joining the government as a minister.
In May 2019, Sybrand van Haersma Buma was nominated to become the Mayor of Leeuwarden. He officially started his role as mayor on August 26, 2019. He was succeeded by Pieter Heerma as the parliamentary leader for the CDA.
