Gerd Leers

Gerd Leers
Leers in 2010
Mayor of Brunssum
Assumed office
1 January 2018
Ad interim
Preceded byLuc Winants
Minister for Immigration
and Asylum Affairs
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Mayor of Maastricht
In office
1 February 2002 – 1 March 2010
Preceded byPhilip Houben
Succeeded byJan Mans (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
4 September 1990 – 1 February 2002
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Gerardus Bernardus Maria Leers

(1951-07-12) 12 July 1951 (age 73)
Kerkrade, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(1976–1980)
Labour Party
(1975–1976)
Spouse
Genoveef Poelmans
(m. 1977)
Children3 children
Residence(s)Maastricht, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Accountant · Researcher · Management consultant

Gerardus Bernardus Maria "Gerd" Leers (born 12 July 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is the acting Mayor of Brunssum since 1 January 2018.