Sybrand van Haersma Buma
| Sybrand van Haersma Buma | |
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| Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Assumed office 30 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 14 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 23 May 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sybrand van Haersma Buma 30 July 1965 Workum, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Spouse(s) | Marijke Geertsema |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Groningen (LLB, LLM) University of Cambridge (LLM) |
Sybrand van Haersma Buma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsibrɑnt vɑn ˈɦaːrsma ˈbymɑ]); born 30 July 1965) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
He has been the Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives since 14 October 2010 and has been a Member of the House of Representatives since 23 May 2002. Van Haersma Buma has been the Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal since 30 June 2012.
Sybrand van Haersma Buma descends from an old patrician family from Friesland. He is the son of Bernard van Haersma Buma (born 1932) who was the mayor of Workum (1962–1970) and of Sneek (1970–1993). His grandfather was the mayor of Stavoren. Both his father and grandfather belonged to the Christian Historical Union (CHU), that merged in 1980 with the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Van Haersma Buma studied law at the University of Groningen (1983–1989) and followed a course at the University of Cambridge (1989–1990). After his study he was employed at the Council of State and the Ministry of the Interior.
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