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 byJohannes Voslamber
Succeeded byWim Cornelis
as mayor of Reiderland
Personal details
Born
Johanna Jagersma

(1951-11-01) 1 November 1951 (age 73)
Wymbritseradiel, Netherlands
Political partyCommunist Party of the Netherlands (1974–1989)
Socialist Party (2013–2017)

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Johanna Jagersma (38)" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1989. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Beerta: eerste CPN-burgemeester" (in Dutch), Leidse Courant, 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "'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.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Beerta
1982–1990
Succeeded by