Gerard van Klaveren

Gerard van Klaveren (born May 7, 1951 in Terneuzen) is a Dutch politician. Since 2005 he has been mayor of the Dutch municipality of Weststellingwerf, and since 2003 has been Honorary Consul of Iceland.

From 1995-2003 he was member of the Provincial Government of Friesland and delegate for economic affairs, tourism and agriculture. In that capacity, he initiated in 1999 The Frisian Lakes Project, an investment of 330 million euro’s in order to upgrade the quality of the Frisian Lakes and surrounding area. Previously from 1982-1989 he was chairman of the Liberal Group in the municipality Council of Opsterland and from 1988 -1995 chairman of the Liberal Group in the Provincial Government of Friesland. Originally Van Klaveren is a sworn broker and valuar of commercial real estate at DTZ Zadelhof.

In 1997 Van Klaveren took the initiative for the placement of a statue in Grolloo of Harry (Cuby) Muskee, singer of Cuby + Blizzards. Then in 2000 he founded, the Heritage Foundation Muskee, which in 2011 realized the Cubymuseum in Grolloo. In 2009 Van Klaveren founded the Liet International Foundation. This foundation organizes an international song festival on a yearly base for songs in European minority languages.

In 1999, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs appointed Van Klaveren as chairman of the Steering Committee Certification Agency. The assignment was to the develop a widely supported certification scheme for estate agents and valuars. The Minister felt the need to do so because of the abolition of the then existing title protection system. The relevant certification scheme was established in 2000.

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