Emile Roemer

Emile Roemer
King's Commissioner of Limburg
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2021
Preceded byJohan Remkes (acting)
Mayor of Alkmaar
Acting
In office
1 October 2020 – 23 June 2021
Preceded byPiet Bruinooge
Succeeded byAnja Schouten
Mayor of Heerlen
Acting
In office
16 March 2018 – 28 September 2020
Preceded byRalf Krewinkel
Succeeded byRoel Wever
Leader of the Socialist Party
In office
5 March 2010 – 13 December 2017
Preceded byAgnes Kant
Succeeded byLilian Marijnissen
Leader of the Socialist Party
in the House of Representatives
In office
5 March 2010 – 13 December 2017
Preceded byAgnes Kant
Succeeded byLilian Marijnissen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 November 2006 – 18 January 2018
Personal details
Born
Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer

(1962-08-24) 24 August 1962 (age 62)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Political partySocialist Party (since 1980)
Spouse
Aimée Roemer
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(m. 1986)​
Children2 daughters

Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer (born 24 August 1962) is a Dutch politician serving as King's Commissioner of Limburg since December 2021. A member of the Socialist Party (SP), he was its leader and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 5 March 2010 until 13 December 2017. Roemer served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 until 2018, as acting Mayor of Heerlen from 2018 to 2020, and as acting mayor of Alkmaar from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Early life

Roemer was the fourth in a family of five children. His father was the head of department for an unknown company.

After finishing high school, Roemer studied to be an elementary school teacher. From 1986 until 1992, he was a teacher at an elementary school in Beuningen called 't Schrijverke. From 1992 until 2002, he was a teacher at an elementary school called De Peppels, located in his hometown Boxmeer.[1]

Politics

In 1994 he was elected to the municipal council of Boxmeer; in 2002 he became the alderman in the municipal executive for finance. From 1980 until 2007 he was chairman of the Socialist Party in Boxmeer. In the 2006 general election, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the Socialist Party. On 5 March 2010 he was elected the new party leader following the resignation of Agnes Kant.[2] On 13 March 2010 he was elected as the SP lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the upcoming general election.[3] He was again lijsttrekker in 2012 and 2017.

In 2018, he became Acting Mayor of Heerlen. In 2020, he became Acting Mayor of Alkmaar.

On 1 December 2021 he was installed as the new governor of the province of Limburg.[4]

Personal life

Roemer has been married to Aimée Roemer since 1986. They have two daughters together.[5]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Emile Roemer gekozen tot fractievoorzitter en beschikbaar als lijsttrekker Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Socialist Party.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Emile Roemer fractieleider SP NOS.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Emile Roemer wilde wél en wordt nieuwe lijsttrekker SP Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine NRC Next.
  4. ^ "Emile Roemer geïnstalleerd als nieuwe gouverneur van Limburg". Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Emile Roemer Socialist Party.
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2010–2017