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Joop Atsma

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Joop Atsma
Joop Atsma in 2010
Member of the Senate
In office
9 June 2015 – 12 June 2023
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and the Environment
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byTineke Huizinga
as State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
Succeeded byWilma Mansveld
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 14 October 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Johannes Jan Atsma

(1956-07-06) 6 July 1956 (age 68)
Surhuisterveen, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Tea van der Schaaf
(m. 1982)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)Surhuisterveen, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
(Bachelor of Arts)
OccupationPolitician · Journalist · Editor · Columnist · Author · Sport administrator

Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma (born 6 July 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and sport administrator. He was a member of the Senate since between 9 June 2015 and 12 June 2023.

Biography

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Joop Atsma is the son of dairy farmer Pieter Atsma and Tjitske van der Meer. After secondary school, he began to study history to the University of Groningen, but he did not complete his studies.

In 1978 he began his career as a journalist, he worked for the Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation (NOS), Friesch Dagblad, News of the North and Omrop Fryslân.

From 1989 worked at the KNWU Straatsma, first as an amateur cycling section president and later as chairman. In the Olympic Games in Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Atsma was chef d'equipe of cycling. In 2009, Joop Atsma appointed chairman of the Road Committee of the International cycling body UCI. This committee is responsible for such regulation of wegsport, admitting teams, fixture lists and qualification criteria for World Championships and Olympic Games. Atsma 178ste during the meeting of the International Cycling Union in Lugano in 2009 again elected to the Board of the Union Cycliste Internationale. From 1994 to 2006 he was chairman of the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.

Atsma began his political career as a member of the Provincial States of Friesland. In 1998, Atsma was elected to the House. He took his oath in the West Frisian language. In parliament he was involved with sports, agriculture, food, media and mining. He was also chairman of the Standing Committee for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and vice chair of the standing committee on Health, Welfare and Sports. On 14 October 2010 Atsma was appointed State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment in the first Rutte cabinet. Because of this appointment Atsma at that date resigned all paid and unpaid (side) functions and took distance from relevant business and financial interests.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 7 December 2012

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Joop Atsma
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 69[a] 137 15 Lost [1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Participated as lijstduwer in the electoral district Leeuwarden.

References

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  1. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.
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Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Tineke Huizinga
as State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and the Environment

2010–2012
Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Thialf Arena

2013–2015
Succeeded by
Unknown
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the
Royal Dutch Cycling Union

1994–2006
Succeeded by
Marcel Wintels