Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn | |
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 Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn | |
| 2nd President of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
| In office 1892–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Pim Mulier |
| Succeeded by | W. Prange |
| Mayor of Rotterdam | |
| In office 1928–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Wytema |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Oud |
| Born | Pieter Droogleever Fortuijn 28 December 1868 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 6 September 1938 (aged 69) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
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| Known for | Mayor of Rotterdam and President of the Royal Dutch Football Association |
Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn (28 December 1868 – 6 September 1938) was a wealthy Dutch businessman and liberal municipal administrator from an old patrician family, in the first half of the 20th century.[1]
After grammar school, he studied law in Leiden, which was concluded in 1894. After having been a lawyer and bank manager, he became an alderman for public housing in The Hague.[1] In that position, he advocated, among other things, the construction of the Zuiderpark.[1] He became a member of the House of Representatives in 1925 and in 1928 he succeeded the suddenly deceased Johannes Wytema as mayor of Rotterdam.[1] At the same time, he was also a member of the Senate for three years, until his death in 1938, a combination of functions that were not uncommon until the 1960s.[1] He was highly respected by political opponents in both The Hague and Rotterdam. As VNG chairman he was a powerful fighter for municipal autonomy.[1]
He was also a football enthusiast, being one of the founders of what would later become the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which he served as a chairman in 1892–93.[1] In 1937 he kicked off the first game in De Kuip, after he had already opened the Zuiderpark Stadion with a kick-off in 1925.[2]