Elisabeth Tuijnman
Encyclopedia
Elisabeth 'Liesbeth' Tuijnman (1943) is the current mayor
of the municipality
of Overbetuwe
in the Netherlands
. She obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in education
. Before becoming mayor of Overbetuwe, she had served as mayor to the rural
community of Norg
, Papendrecht
and Sandebuur
. Mayor Tuijnman is a member of the liberal conservative People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Overbetuwe
Overbetuwe
Overbetuwe is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. She obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in education
Bed
A bed is a large piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual relations.Most modern beds consist of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base...
. Before becoming mayor of Overbetuwe, she had served as mayor to the rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
community of Norg
Norg
Norg is a small, very old village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. As of 1 January 2008, Norg had a population of 3737, in comparison to a population of 3840 on 1 January 2004....
, Papendrecht
Papendrecht
Papendrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River...
and Sandebuur
Sandebuur
Sandebuur is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Sandebuur has an altitude of about 1 meter and a population of about 23....
. Mayor Tuijnman is a member of the liberal conservative People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
.