Ad Kaland
OfficeMember of the Senate
Term start20 September 1977
Term end31 December 1994
Office 1Member of the Provincial Executive of Zeeland
Term start 13 July 1962
Term end 17 June 1978
Office 2Alderman in Middelburg
Term start 22 September 1958
Term end 23 July 1962
Office 3Member of the Provincial Council of Zeeland
Term start 31 July 1958
Term end 33 July 1978
Office 4Member of the Middelburg Municipal Council
Term start 41 September 1953
Term end 43 September 1962
Birth nameAdriaan Jakobus Kaland
Birth date13 March 1922
Birth placeWestkapelle, Netherlands
Death date11 January 1995 (aged 72)
Death placeZoutelande, Netherlands
Party

Adriaan Jakobus "Ad" Kaland (ɑt ˈkɑlɑnt; 13 March 1922 – 11 January 1995) was a Dutch politician. Born in Westkapelle, he was a member of the municipal council of Middelburg between 1953 and 1962, serving as an alderman in his final four years. He joined the Provincial Council of Zeeland in 1958 and the Provincial Executive of Zeeland in 1962. He became a member of the Senate on 20 September 1977, and he left his provincial positions the following year. The Christian Historical Union (CHU), of which he was member, merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in 1980.[1] Kaland became the CDA's parliamentary leader in the Senate, staying on until he left the body on 31 December 1994.[1][2] He died in Zoutelande in 1978 aged 72.[2]

References

  1. ^ "A.J. (Ad) Kaland" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ Linder, Jan Joost (12 January 1995). "Kaland was vooral een machtsmens" [Kaland was mainly a man of power] (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 8 January 2026.