Fred de Graaf

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1950)}} {{family name hatnote|De Graaf|Graaf}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Fred de Graaf | image = Fred de Graaf, april 2011.jpg | image_size = | caption = De Graaf in 2011 | office = [[Heerde|Mayor of Heerde]] | term_start = 16 October 2017 | term_end = 1 January 2019 ''Acting'' | predecessor = [[Inez Pijnenburg]] | successor = Jacqueline Koops-Scheele | office1 = [[Enschede|Mayor of Enschede]] | term_start1 = 1 January 2015 | term_end1 = 1 October 2015 ''Acting'' | predecessor1 = [[Peter den Oudsten]] | successor1 = Onno van Veldhuizen | office2 = [[Amstelveen|Mayor of Amstelveen]] | term_start2 = 1 January 2014 | term_end2 = 3 July 2014 ''Acting'' | predecessor2 = [[Jan van Zanen]] | successor2 = Mirjam van 't Veld | office3 = [[Bronckhorst|Mayor of Bronckhorst]] | term_start3 = 1 October 2013 | term_end3 = 1 January 2014 ''Ad interim'' | predecessor3 = Henk Aalderink | successor3 = Henk Aalderink | office4 = [[President of the Senate (Netherlands)|President of the Senate]] | term_start4 = 28 June 2011 | term_end4 = 2 July 2013 | predecessor4 = [[René van der Linden]] | successor4 = [[Ankie Broekers-Knol]] | office5 = [[Parliamentary leader]] in the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start5 = 14 October 2010 | term_end5 = 15 February 2011 | predecessor5 = [[Uri Rosenthal]] | successor5 = [[Loek Hermans]] | parliamentary_group5 = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] | office6 = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Member of the Senate]] | term_start6 = 10 June 2003 | term_end6 = 9 June 2015 | parliamentary_group6 = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] | office7 = [[Apeldoorn|Mayor of Apeldoorn]] | term_start7 = 16 February 1999 | term_end7 = 1 October 2011 | predecessor7 = {{Ill|Harm Bruins Slot|nl}} | successor7 = Hans Esmeijer | office8 = [[Udenhout|Mayor of Udenhout]] | term_start8 = 16 September 1996 | term_end8 = 1 January 1997 ''Ad interim'' | predecessor8 = Wim Dijkstra | successor8 = [[Gerrit Brokx]] (as [[Tilburg|Mayor of Tilburg]]) | office9 = [[Helvoirt|Mayor of Helvoirt]] | term_start9 = 1 October 1995 | term_end9 = 1 January 1996 ''Ad interim'' | predecessor9 = Piet Berkhout | successor9 = Hans Haas (as [[Haaren, North Brabant|Mayor of Haaren]]) | office10 = [[Vught|Mayor of Vught]] | term_start10 = 16 January 1989 | term_end10 = 16 February 1999 | predecessor10 = Dirk Reitsma | successor10 = Iz Keijzer | office11 = [[Leersum|Mayor of Leersum]] | term_start11 = 16 June 1981 | term_end11 = 16 January 1989 | predecessor11 = Hans Goudsmit | successor11 = Cokkie Feith-Hooijer | birth_name = Godefridus Jan de Graaf | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1950|02|28}} | birth_place = [[Roosendaal]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (since 1976) | spouse = {{marriage|Harma van Buizen|1973}} | children = 2 daughters | alma_mater = [[University of Groningen]] ([[Bachelor of Laws]], [[Master of Laws]]) | occupation = [[Politician]] · [[Civil service|Civil servant]] · [[Jurist]] · [[Board of directors|Nonprofit director]] | signature = | website = }}

'''Godefridus Jan''' "'''Fred'''" '''de Graaf''' (born 28 February 1950) is a retired Dutch politician of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD) and jurist.

De Graaf a jurist by occupation, worked as a civil servant for the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Ministry of the Interior]] from 1975 until 1981. He was as a member of the [[municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of [[Voorschoten]] from 1978 to 1981. Afterwards he served as [[Leersum|Mayor of Leersum]] from 16 June 1981 until 16 January 1989 when he became [[Vught|Mayor of Vught]], serving until 16 February 1999 when he became [[Apeldoorn|Mayor of Apeldoorn]], serving until his resignation on 1 October 2011. He served as the [[Parliamentary leader]] of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] in the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] from 14 October 2010 until 15 February 2011. In the [[2011 Dutch Senate election|Dutch Senate election of 2011]], the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won the most seats and De Graaf was selected as next [[President of the Senate (Netherlands)|President of the Senate]].<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://nos.nl/artikel/250852-vvder-de-graaf-nieuwe-voorzitter-senaat.html VVD'er De Graaf nieuwe voorzitter Senaat], NOS, 24 June 2011</ref> De Graaf announced his resignation as [[President of the Senate of the Netherlands]] following criticism on his neutrality; he remained in office until [[Ankie Broekers-Knol]] was elected as successor.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://nos.nl/artikel/517950-voorzitter-eerste-kamer-stapt-op.html Voorzitter Eerste Kamer stapt op], NOS, 14 June 2013</ref> He presided the coronation of [[King of the Netherlands|King]] [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander]] on 30 April 2013.

==Decorations== === National === *[[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Officer.svg|55px]] Officer of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] (30 April 2011) *[[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight.svg|55px]] Knight of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] (16 April 1997)

=== Foreign === *{{flag|Japan}}: Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Third Class) of the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]] (12 May 2000)

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;Official * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vggj1ffvn4e7/g_j_fred_de_graaf Mr. G.J. (Fred) de Graaf] Parlement & Politiek * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/mr_g_j_de_graaf_vvd Mr. G.J. de Graaf (VVD)] Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

{{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[[Uri Rosenthal]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Parliamentary leader]] of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] in the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]]|years=2010–2011}} {{s-aft|after=[[Loek Hermans]]}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Hans Goudsmit}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Leersum|Mayor of Leersum]]|years=1981–1989}} {{s-aft|after=Cokkie Feith-Hooijer}} {{s-bef|before=Dirk Reitsma}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Vught|Mayor of Vught]]|years=1989–1999}} {{s-aft|after=Iz Keijzer}} {{s-bef|before=Piet Berkhout}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Helvoirt|Mayor of Helvoirt]] ''Ad interim''|years=1995–1996}} {{s-aft|after=Hans Haas as [[Haaren, North Brabant|Mayor of Haaren]]}} {{s-bef|before=Wim Dijkstra}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Udenhout|Mayor of Udenhout]] ''Ad interim''|years=1996–1997}} {{s-aft|after=[[Gerrit Brokx]] as [[Tilburg|Mayor of Tilburg]]}} {{s-bef|before=Harm Bruins Slot}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Apeldoorn|Mayor of Apeldoorn]]|years=1999–2011}} {{s-aft|after=Hans Esmeijer}} {{s-bef|before=[[René van der Linden]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[President of the Senate (Netherlands)|President of the Senate]]|years=2011–2013}} {{s-aft|after=[[Ankie Broekers-Knol]]}} {{s-bef|before=Henk Aalderink}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Bronckhorst|Mayor of Bronckhorst]] ''Ad interim''|years=2013–2014}} {{s-aft|after=Henk Aalderink}} {{s-bef|before=[[Jan van Zanen]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Amstelveen|Mayor of Amstelveen]] ''Acting''|years=2014}} {{s-aft|after=Mirjam van 't Veld}} {{s-bef|before=[[Peter den Oudsten]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Enschede|Mayor of Enschede]] ''Acting''|years=2015}} {{s-aft|after=Onno van Veldhuizen}} {{s-bef|before=[[Inez Pijnenburg]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Heerde|Mayor of Heerde]] ''Acting''|years=2017–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Jacqueline Koops-Scheele}} {{s-npo}} {{s-bef|before=Frank Schreve}} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the [[Supervisory board]] of the [[Hoge Veluwe National Park|Hoge Veluwe National Park Foundation]]|years=2016–present}} {{s-inc|rows=2}} {{s-bef|before=Cees van den Vlekkert}} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the [[Supervisory board]] of the [[Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein'|Airborne Museum Hartenstein]]|years=2019–present}} {{s-end}}

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