20 Facts About Hans Alders

Johannes Gerardus Maria "Hans" Alders was born on 17 December 1952 and is a retired Dutch politician Labour Party and businessman.

Hans Alders is the Chairman of the Supervisory board of rail transport company ProRail since 27 June 2014.

Hans Alders is chairman of the Alders tables for the airports Schiphol, Eindhoven and Lelystad.

Hans Alders was National Coordinator Groningen from 1 June 2015.

Hans Alders was a PvdA member of parliament, minister and administrator.

Hans Alders did not complete any secondary education and developed through self-study.

Hans Alders was a leading member of the PvdA party in the House of Representatives.

Hans Alders was spokesman for civil servants, among other things, and later secretary of the PvdA faction and confidant of Wim Kok.

Hans Alders was Queen's Commissioner in the province of Groningen from 1996 to 2007.

On 1 October 2007 Hans Alders became chairman of the board of EnergieNED.

Hans Alders is chairman of the Supervisory Board of the University Medical Center Groningen.

Hans Alders was discredited because of his many well-paid ancillary positions.

In 2005, after an investigation by a national weekly newspaper, Hans Alders made the news because of all the Queen's Commissioners, he had the highest income from ancillary positions.

Hans Alders collected 48,000 euros a year from the Pension Fund for Health, Mental and Social Interests and more than 17,000 euros from Gasunie.

In 2008 Hans Alders became chairman of the Alderstafel, which resulted in a recommendation about noise pollution at Schiphol Airport.

From October 2008 to October 2011, Hans Alders chaired the Taskforce on Biodiversity and Natural Resources.

On 27 June 2014 Hans Alders was appointed chairman of the Supervisory Board of Prorail with effect from 1 July that year.

On 1 May 2015 it was announced that Hans Alders would become the National Coordinator for Groningen as of June 1.

Hans Alders was thus put in charge of a new government agency to be formed of more than 100 civil servants from central government, province and municipalities.

Hans Alders's wife died in 2007 of an incurable disease, a day before he was due to retire as Queen's Commissioner.