Joop Atsma

Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma (born 6 July 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and sport administrator. He has been a Member of the Senate since 9 June 2015.

Joop Atsma
Joop Atsma in 2010
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
9 June 2015
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and the Environment
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byTineke Huizinga
as State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
Succeeded byWilma Mansveld
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 14 October 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Johannes Jan Atsma

(1956-07-06) 6 July 1956
Surhuisterveen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouse(s)
Tea van der Schaaf
(
m. 1982)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ResidenceSurhuisterveen, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
(Bachelor of Arts)
OccupationPolitician · Journalist · Editor · Columnist · Author · Sport administrator

Biography

Joop Atsma is the son of dairy farmer Pieter Atsma and Tjitske van der Meer. After secondary school, he began to study history to the University of Groningen, but he did not complete his studies.

In 1978 he began his career as a journalist, he worked for the Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation (NOS), Friesch Dagblad, News of the North and Omrop Fryslân.

From 1989 worked at the KNWU Straatsma, first as an amateur cycling section president and later as chairman. In the Olympic Games in Seoul (1988) Barcelona (1992) Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Atsma was chef d'equipe of cycling. In 2009, Joop Atsma appointed chairman of the Road Committee of the International cycling body UCI. This committee is responsible for such regulation of wegsport, admitting teams, fixture lists and qualification criteria for World Championships and Olympic Games. Atsma 178ste during the meeting of the International Cycling Union in Lugano in 2009 again elected to the Board of the Union Cycliste Internationale. From 1994 to 2006 he was chairman of the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.

Atsma began his political career as a member of the Provincial States of Friesland. In 1998, Atsma was elected to the House. He took his oath in the West Frisian language. In parliament he was involved with sports, agriculture, food, media and mining. He was also chairman of the Standing Committee for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and vice chair of the standing committee on Health, Welfare and Sports. On 14 October 2010 Atsma was appointed State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment in the government-Rutte. Because of this appointment Atsma at that date resigned all paid and unpaid (side) functions and took distance from relevant business and financial interests.

Decorations
Honours
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 7 December 2012

References
    Official
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Tineke Huizinga
    as State Secretary for Transport
    and Water Management    		 State Secretary for Infrastructure
    and the Environment
    2010–2012    		 Succeeded by
    Wilma Mansveld
    Business positions
    Preceded by
    Unknown    		 Chairman of the
    Supervisory board of the
    Thialf Arena
    2013–2015    		 Succeeded by
    Unknown
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Unknown    		 Chairman of the
    Royal Dutch Cycling Union
    1994–2006    		 Succeeded by
    Marcel Wintels
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