Jacques Tichelaar | |
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| King's Commissioner of Drenthe | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 1 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Relus ter Beek |
| Succeeded by | Jozias van Aartsen (ad interim) |
| Parliamentary leader - Labour Party House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office 14 February 2007 – 22 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wouter Bos |
| Succeeded by | Mariëtte Hamer |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 1 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Tichelaar 2 January 1953 Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA) |
| Relations | Married |
| Residence(s) | Oranjewoud, The Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Pedagogical College - Heerenveen (BEd) |
| Occupation | Politician, trade union leader, educator |
| Website | (in English) Province of Drenthe website |
Jacques Tichelaar (born 2 January 1953) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator. He is a member of the Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid). Since 1 May 2009 he had been the King's Commissioner (governor on behalf of the king) in the province of Drenthe. He resigned on 1 March 2017.
Previously he was a teachers' trade union leader from 1994 to 2002 and an MP from 2002 to 2009. He acted as a Parliamentary group leader from 2007 to 2008.
In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in business administration at Kingston University.