Theo Bovens

Dutch politician (born 1959)

Theo Bovens
Bovens in 2017
Mayor of Enschede
Acting
In office
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) – 1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Preceded byHenk Jan Meijer (acting)
Succeeded byRoelof Bleker
King's Commissioner of Limburg
In office
30 June 2011 (2011-06-30) – 19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)
MonarchsBeatrix
Willem-Alexander
Preceded byLéon Frissen
Succeeded byJohan Remkes (acting)
Emile Roemer
Personal details
Born
Theodorus Jozef Franciscus Marie Bovens

(1959-10-01) 1 October 1959 (age 64)
Maastricht
Children1
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen

Theodorus Jozef Franciscus Marie "Theo" Bovens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː ˈboːvəns]; born 1 October 1959) is a Dutch politician who served as the King's Commissioner of Limburg from 30 June 2011 until 19 April 2021. He has been acting mayor of Enschede since 2 October 2021.

A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, he was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht from 1986 to 2002 and served as one of the city's aldermen from 1994 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005 he was Vice Chairman of the Open University in the Netherlands and from 2005 until 2011 he served as chairman. From 2006 to 2011 he was also a member of the Social-Economic Council.

Bovens was born in Maastricht and studied history at Radboud University Nijmegen. He is married and has a daughter.

Honours and awards

References

  • (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
  1. ^ Commissaris van de koning: CV en Nevenfuncties - website of the Limburg Province
Political offices
Preceded by Queen's/King's Commissioner of Limburg
2011–2021 		Succeeded by
Johan Remkes (acting)
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Senate
13 June 2023 – present
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 16)
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL–PvdA – 14)
People's Party for Freedom and Dem.
(VVD – 10)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 6)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 5)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 4)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
JA21
(JA21 – 3)
Socialist Party
(SP – 3)
Christian Union
(SP – 3)Forum for Democracy
(FvD – 2)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 2)50PLUS
(50+ – 1)Independent Politics Netherlands
(OPNL – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the Senate
See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present
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