Wim Deetman

Wim Deetman
Deetman in 1989
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 January 2008 – 1 May 2015
Vice PresidentHerman Tjeenk Willink
(2008–2012)
Piet Hein Donner
(2012–2015)
Mayor of The Hague
In office
1 December 1996 – 1 January 2008
Preceded byPeter Noordanus (ad interim)
Succeeded byJetta Klijnsma (ad interim)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996
Preceded byDick Dolman
Succeeded byPiet Bukman
Minister of Education and Sciences
In office
29 May 1982 – 14 September 1989
Prime MinisterDries van Agt (1982)
Ruud Lubbers (1982–1989)
Preceded byJos van Kemenade
Succeeded byGerrit Braks (ad interim)
State Secretary for
Education and Sciences
In office
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982
Serving with Ad Hermes
Prime MinisterDries van Agt
Preceded byKlaas de Jong
Ad Hermes
Succeeded byAd Hermes
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996
In office
3 June 1986 – 14 July 1986
In office
16 September 1982 – 4 November 1982
In office
16 January 1978 – 11 September 1981
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Willem Joost Deetman

(1945-04-03) 3 April 1945 (age 79)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Historical Union
(1963–1980)
Children3 children
ResidenceThe Hague
Alma materFree University Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Sport administrator · Teacher

Willem Joost "Wim" Deetman (born 3 April 1945) is a retired Dutch politician and teacher who served as Minister of Education and Sciences from 1982 to 1989, Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989 to 1996 and Mayor of The Hague from 1996 until 2008. He was a member of the Christian Historical Union (CHU) until it was merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in 1980, which he joined.