Dick Dolman

Dick Dolman
Council of State of the Netherlands
Member
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 1970–1990
President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 1979–1989
Preceded by	Anne Vondeling
Succeeded by	Wim Deetman
Personal details
Born	Dirk Dolman February 7, 1935 Empe, Netherlands
Political party	Dutch Labor Party (PvdA)
Occupation	Politician

Dirk (Dick) Dolman (born 2 July 1935 in Empe) is a Dutch politician. In 1970, he became a member of the Dutch parliament as a member of the Dutch Labor Party (Dutch:Partij van de Arbeid) (PvdA). From July 17, 1979 to September 14, 1989 he was the president of the Dutch parliament.

Biography

Dolman was born in Empe, Netherlands. In 1951, he was invited to attend Camp Rising Sun, a tuition-free international camp in Red Hook, New York. He joined the Dutch Labor Party in 1954.^[1]

He worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1963 to 1966.^[1] and at the ministry of Economic Affairs from 1966 until the middle of 1970, when he became a member of the Dutch parliament,^[1] where his initial work was with health issues. In 1973, he became the finance spokesman for his faction. In 1979, he became the president of the parliament, succeeding Anne Vondeling. Dolman took an independent approach, which garnered him great authority from all the parties. Although the PvdA was not the largest party in the 1981 and 1986 elections, he was nevertheless re-elected as president. In 1989, he was defeated 75 to 68 by the emergence of Christian Democratic Appeal politician Wim Deetman. On July 1, 1990, less than a year later, Dolman left parliament to become a member of the Council of State of the Netherlands.

Trivia

• In 1981, Dolman asked cabinet member Til Gardeniers in writing, if the "original was true, that the minister wanted to distribute fines" following possible surreptitious advertising made by the television comedy duo, Van Kooten en De Bie in their alter egos, Jacobse and Van Es. Dolman signed his question with their fictional Tegenpartij.

• There was an interview with Dolman in the first issue of Playboy in 1983.

References

1. Biography of Dick Dolman Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved March 13, 2011 (Dutch)

Dr. D. (Dick) Dolman at www.parlement.com.