Ruud Vreeman

{{short description|Dutch politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Ruud Vreeman | image = 2. Ruud Vreeman (15806685983).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Ruud Vreeman in 2015 | office = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Member of the Senate]] | term_start = 9 June 2015 | term_end = 1 December 2016 | parliamentary_group = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | office1 = [[Groningen|Mayor of Groningen]] | term_start1 = 1 November 2013 | term_end1 = 1 January 2015 ''Ad interim'' | predecessor1 = [[Peter Rehwinkel]] | successor1 = [[Peter den Oudsten]] | office2 = [[Tilburg|Mayor of Tilburg]] | term_start2 = 28 June 2004 | term_end2 = 4 November 2009 | predecessor2 = [[Johan Stekelenburg]] | successor2 = [[Ivo Opstelten]] (''Ad interim'') | office3 = [[Zaanstad|Mayor of Zaanstad]] | term_start3 = 1 December 2016 | term_end3 = 27 September 2017 ''Ad interim'' | predecessor3 = [[Geke Faber]] | successor3 = Jan Hamming | term_start4 = 18 March 1997 | term_end4 = 28 June 2004 | predecessor4 = Theo Quené | successor4 = [[Hans Kombrink]] (''Ad interim'') | office5 = [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]] | term_start5 = 17 May 1994 | term_end5 = 18 March 1997 | parliamentary_group5 = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | office6 = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)#Leadership|Chairman of the Labour Party]] | term_start6 = 3 August 1998 | term_end6 = 20 February 1999 ''Ad interim'' | leader6 = [[Wim Kok]] | predecessor6 = [[Karin Adelmund]] | successor6 = Marijke van Hees | term_start7 = 13 March 1992 | term_end7 = 15 February 1997 | alongside7 = [[Felix Rottenberg]] | leader7 = [[Wim Kok]] | predecessor7 = [[Frits Castricum]] (''Ad interim'') | successor7 = [[Karin Adelmund]] | birth_name = Rudolf Lourens Vreeman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1947|12|31}} | birth_place = [[Zwolle]], Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] | spouse = {{marriage|Ronny Vreeman|30 September 1972}} | children = 2 children | alma_mater = [[University of Groningen]] ([[Bachelor of Social Science]], [[Master of Social Science]]) [[Delft University of Technology]] (Doctor of Philosophy) | occupation = Politician · Trade union leader · [[Board of directors|Corporate director]] · [[Board of directors|Nonprofit director]] · [[Business administration|Sport administrator]] · [[Media proprietor|Media administrator]] · Author | signature = | website = }}

'''Rudolf Lourens "Ruud" Vreeman''' (born 31 December 1947) is a [[politics of the Netherlands|Dutch politician]] of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] (PvdA) and trade union leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vk9ekzmgeanq/nieuws/ruud_vreeman_pvda_vertrekt_uit_de_eerste|title=Ruud Vreeman (PvdA) vertrekt uit de Eerste Kamer|publisher=Parlement & Politiek|date=22 November 2016|accessdate=7 March 2019|language=nl}}</ref>

==Decorations== {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=5 |'''Honours''' |- ! style="width:80px;"| Ribbon bar !! Honour !! Country !! Date !! Comment |- | [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Officer.svg|80px]] | [[Order (distinction)|Officer]] of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] | Netherlands | 30 April 2008 | |- |}

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;Official * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lllr8jxh/r_l_ruud_vreeman Dr. R.L. (Ruud) Vreeman] Parlement & Politiek * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/dr_r_l_vreeman_pvda Dr. R.L. Vreeman (PvdA)] Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

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