Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek (born 15 January 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, VVD) he was a member of the House of Representatives from 19 May 1998 to 19 September 2012. From 8 March until 29 June 2006 he was parliamentary leader.[1] He focused on matters of public administration, administrative law and defence.[citation needed]
Between October 2012 and 15 September 2013 he was Acting Mayor of Bernheze; he served until his appointment as the King's CommissionerofUtrecht.[2] He served in an acting capacity until 1 January 2015; on 1 February 2019, he was succeeded by Hans Oosters.[3]
Election | Party | Candidate number | Votes |
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1998 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17 | 1.012 |
2002 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17 | 1.012 |
2003 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17 | 1.623 |
2006 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 10 | 1.619 |
2010 Dutch municipal electionsinCranendonck | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 13 | 9 |
2010 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 15 | 2.002 |
2022 Dutch municipal electionsinCranendonck | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17 |
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 19 September 2012 |
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Preceded by | Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives 2006 |
Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Jan Boelhouwer |
Mayor of Bernheze Ad interim 2012–2013 |
Succeeded by Marieke Moorman |
Preceded by | King's CommissionerofUtrecht 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by |
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