Loek Hermans

Loek Hermans
Loek Hermans in 1986
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office
22 February 2011  3 November 2015
Preceded byFred de Graaf
Succeeded byHelmi Huijbregts-Schiedon
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Member of the Senate
In office
12 June 2007  3 November 2015
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Member of the Social and
Economic Council
In office
1 July 2003  1 February 2011
Chairman
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Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
In office
3 August 1998  22 July 2002
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byJo Ritzen
Succeeded byMaria van der Hoeven
Queen's Commissioner of Friesland
In office
25 April 1994  3 August 1998
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byHans Wiegel
Succeeded byEd Nijpels
Mayor of Zwolle
In office
16 September 1990  25 April 1994
Preceded byGauke Loopstra
Succeeded byJan Franssen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002  25 July 2002
In office
8 June 1977  24 September 1990
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Louis Marie Lucien Henri Alphonse Hermans

(1951-04-23) 23 April 1951
Heerlen, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(from 1969)
Spouse
Edith van Dijk
(m. 1979; died 2014)
ChildrenSophie Hermans
(born 1981)
Caroliene Hermans
(born 1983)
2 other daughters
Residence(s)Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Media administrator · Academic administrator · Sport administrator · Lobbyist · Teacher

Louis Marie Lucien Henri Alphonse "Loek" Hermans (born 23 April 1951) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.