Jacques Monasch
Jacques Monasch | |
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 Jacques Monasch in 2011 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Simon Monasch 4 January 1962 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (1986–2016) |
| Residence(s) | Sneek, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | |
Jacques Simon Monasch (born 4 January 1962) is a Dutch politician, art collector and former management as well as political consultant and civil servant. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017, where he focused on matters of housing and spatial planning.[1] He was a member of the Labour Party from 1986 to 2016.[2] Due to Monasch leaving the Labour Party, the Second Rutte cabinet lost its majority in the House of Representatives.[3] Several weeks after leaving the Labour Party Monasch announced he would enter the 2017 general election with his new party, Nieuwe Wegen.[4] His party did not obtain any seats in the election.[1]
Monasch studied public administration at the University of Groningen and political economy at the University of Essex. He owns a gallery of Russian art.
Family
[edit]A grandfather of Jacques Monasch was Jewish; this grandfather was active in the textile business.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b J.S. (Jacques) Monasch (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Monasch stapt uit PvdA-fractie, blijft wel in Kamer" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Milo van Bokkum; Guus Ritzen; Pim van den Dool (7 November 2016). "Jacques Monasch stapt uit PvdA-fractie". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Pim van den Dool, Titia Ketelaar (28 November 2016). "Jacques Monasch komt met eigen politieke partij". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Volkskrant - Nieuws, achtergronden en columns".
External links
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Media related to Jacques Monasch at Wikimedia Commons- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
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